# FAMILY STRUCTURE AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS

> **NIH NIH R01** · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · 1989 · $98,082

## Abstract

This research will investigate the influence of family structure on
inter-generational relations.  The project focuses on family structure,
defined in terms of characteristics of both children and parents,
including number and gender, employment and marital status, fertility,
location and whether biological, step or  in-law relations.  Key
dependent variables include shared living arrangements, several forms of
contact, assistance form children to parents and from parents to
children, feelings of burden and  inequity, and psychological wellbeing.
The results will have implications for the likely future of
intergenerational relations given current trends in fertility, mortality
and gender roles.

The research questions will be answered using analysis of two data sets.
First is the Longitudinal Study of Aging, containing data on changes in
needs and receipt of assistance for over 4000 persons ages 70 and over
between 1984 and 1986.  Second is an interview survey data set being
collected during 1988 for 1200 persons ages 40 and above in the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy metropolitan area.  This data set contains detailed
information on characteristics of all children and living parents of
respondents, and on assistance receive by and given by the respondent to
these and other persons in the network.  It also contains data on other
respondent characteristics, on attitudes toward assistance-giving and
filial responsibility, feelings of burden and inequity regarding
assistance patterns, and psychological wellbeing.  The two data sets will
expand knowledge of the effects of family structure on inter-generational
relations both through longitudinal analysis and a much more complex
cross-sectional one than has been possible in previous work.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3120367
- **Project number:** 1R01AG008644-01
- **Recipient organization:** STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
- **SAM.gov UEI:** NHH3T1Z96H29
- **Principal Investigator:** GLENNA D SPITZE
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1989
- **Award amount:** $98,082
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 1989-07-01 → 1992-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3120367

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3120367, FAMILY STRUCTURE AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS (1R01AG008644-01). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3120367. Licensed CC0.

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