Midlife Adults' Daily Support to Children and Parents: Implications for Diurnal Cortisol.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8912686 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-6887 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08982643 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Aging Health
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [Newbury Park] : Sage Publications, [c1989-
    • Subject Terms:
      Caregivers* ; Helping Behavior* ; Intergenerational Relations*; Circadian Rhythm/*physiology ; Hydrocortisone/*metabolism; Adult Children ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parents
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: We examined whether providing daily support to generations above and below has a differential impact on midlife adults' diurnal cortisol. Method: Midlife adults ( N = 151) from the Family Exchanges Study Wave 2 reported daily practical support, emotional support, and advice to adult children and aging parents and collected saliva samples four times a day for 4 days. Results: Midlife adults experienced steeper cortisol awakening responses and steeper declines in cortisol (favorable cortisol functioning) on days when they provided support to children. Yet, they experienced higher overall cortisol levels (unfavorable cortisol functioning) on days when they provided support to aging parents. Discussion: Providing daily support to children may be rewarding to midlife adults, but support to parents may be associated with physiological stress. Findings advance understanding of midlife adults' helping behaviors to multiple generations and carry implications for older adults' well-being by encouraging effective support strategies.
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    • Grant Information:
      P2C HD042849 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; R01 AG027769 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; R24 HD042849 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: biomarkers; cortisol; daily support; health; intergenerational relationships
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Biomarkers)
      WI4X0X7BPJ (Hydrocortisone)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190723 Date Completed: 20210430 Latest Revision: 20210430
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7881806
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0898264319863994
    • Accession Number:
      31328606