中期親子関係における共有体験

母娘間の感情次元の分析を中心に

抄録

Because of increased longevity, the parent-child relations may last 50 or more years. As a result, mid-life parent-child relations include long years when the child is an independent adult and the parent is a vigorous middle-aged adult or a healthy independent elder. This study aimed to clarify this mid-life parent-child relationship assuming equality.
First, applying “shared experience” variables as some significant independent variables, I propose a theoretical model to analyze mid-life parent-child relations. With data collected from 384 paris of adult daughters and mothers whether “shared experience” variables have a direct effect on the emotional dimensions of parent-child relations was tested.
Secondly, as a unique feature of the study, I investigated parent-child relations from both partners' perspectives.
The major findings in this article are as follows : (1) “shared experience” variables affected the dimensions of “Value Consensus” and “Affective Closeness” in mother-daughter relations; (2) this theoretical model using “shared experience” variables was more valid in analyzing mid-life mother-daughter relations from the mothers' perspective than the daughters'.
Lastly, by comparing both perspectives, I discuss subjective perceptions of parent-child relations.