Legacy beliefs across generations: Comparing views of older parents and their adult children

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dc.contributor.authorMeuser, Thomas M.
dc.contributor.authorMthembu, Thuli G.
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette V.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T09:27:49Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T09:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis mixed-methods study examined legacy beliefs (i.e., anticipated remembrances and linkages to the self after death) as understood in 14 older parent and adult child pairs. This work validates and expands on a 2005 typology of legacy beliefs from gerontologists, Elizabeth Hunter and Graham Rowles. A structured interview was administered separately to parents and children, coded for legacy examples (i.e., those unique to the parent, overlapping, unique to the child), and analyzed with respect to expectations of similarity reported by each participant. Most predicted moderate to high overlap in mutual understanding of parent legacy. This was not the case, as there were far more unique legacy examples given than shared. Pairs agreed least with respect to material legacies, with half showing no agreement. All reported finding the structured discussion of legacy to be beneficial, with some indicating an intention to continue these discussions further. This work may constitute a new approach to intervention.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMeuser, T. M. et al. (2019). Legacy beliefs across generations: Comparing views of older parents and their adult children. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 88(2), 168–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415018757212en_US
dc.identifier.issn541-3535
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0091415018757212
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6500
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.subjectLegacy beliefsen_US
dc.subjectEnd of lifeen_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subjectGenerationalen_US
dc.subjectReminiscenceen_US
dc.titleLegacy beliefs across generations: Comparing views of older parents and their adult childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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