A Labor of Love or Labor Itself

By Shelley J. Eriksen, N. Gerstel. 2002

119 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. Debra J Umberson
2. R. Blieszner
3. M. Voorpostel
4. Matthijs Kalmijn

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1. Debra J Umberson
2. R. Blieszner
3. M. Voorpostel

Citations in the corpus

• Family Relationships and Well-Being (2017, background): “Relationship quality affects the experience of caregiving, with higher quality sibling relationships linked to greater provision of care (Eriksen & Gerstel, 2002) and a lower likelihood of emotional strain from caregiving (Mui & Morrow-Howell, 1993; Quinn, Clare, & Woods, 2009).”
• Intergenerational Solidarity and Support Between Adult Siblings (2008, background): “Not only is contact frequency between siblings important, but in families where all members have frequent contact, siblings are likely to have stronger feelings of connectedness and to share more support exchanges (Eriksen & Gerstel, 2002; Suggs, 1989).”