Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to measures that
reduced social contact and support. We explored whether UK residents with more frequent …

A voluntarily childless identity is a pertinent aspect in the discussion of family formations and
non-reproduction. While childlessness describes a person or couple who does not have …

We review research on families and health published between 2000 and 2009 and highlight
key themes and findings from innovative, methodologically rigorous studies. Whereas …

Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

From the couples‐centered perspective that has dominated public discourse and scholarly
literature, the values and interests of coupled people are the implicit standard against which …

The family is the crucible of society. In large part, this vital social entity is defined by the way
its members interact. Over the past 30 years, enormous strides have been made in our …

Over the last century life expectancy has increased dramatically nearly all over the world.
This dramatic absolute and relative increase of the old aged people component of the …

Thanks to advances in technology, medicine, Social Security, and Medicare, old age for
many Americans is characterized by comfortable retirement, good health, and fulfilling …

This paper examines the effects of childlessness on the well-being of persons aged 65 and
above in China. It is based on an application of ordered-logit regression in the analysis of …

Objectives. To investigate whether number of children and, among parents, having a
daughter is associated with older people's likelihood of at least weekly face-to-face social …