Merril Silverstein

Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child‐Parent Relationships in American Families

Merril Silverstein, Vern L. Bengtson · American Journal of Sociology · 1997 · 887 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +14

Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements of Older People in Rural China: Consequences for Psychological Well-Being

Merril Silverstein, Zhen Cong, Shanshan Li · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2006 · 724 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Demography, Human Development +17

Mental, Physical and Social Components in Leisure Activities Equally Contribute to Decrease Dementia Risk

Anita Karp, Stéphanie Paillard‐Borg, Hui‐Xin Wang et al. · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders · 2005 · 542 citations

Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Health Sciences +12

Solidarity, Conflict, and Ambivalence: Complementary or Competing Perspectives on Intergenerational Relationships?

Vern L. Bengtson, Roseann Giarrusso, J. Beth Mabry et al. · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2002 · 532 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +7

Reciprocity in Parent-Child Relations Over the Adult Life Course

Merril Silverstein, Stephen J. Conroy, H. Wang et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2002 · 451 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Human Development, Sociology +17