| Intergenerational solidarity and the structure of adult child-parent relationships in American families M Silverstein, VL Bengtson American journal of Sociology 103 (2), 429-460, 1997 | 1244 | 1997 |
| Intergenerational transfers and living arrangements of older people in rural China: Consequences for psychological well-being M Silverstein, Z Cong, S Li The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2006 | 823 | 2006 |
| Solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence: Complementary or competing perspectives on intergenerational relationships? V Bengtson, R Giarrusso, JB Mabry, M Silverstein Journal of Marriage and the Family, 568-576, 2002 | 798 | 2002 |
| Mental, physical and social components in leisure activities equally contribute to decrease dementia risk A Karp, S Paillard-Borg, HX Wang, M Silverstein, B Winblad, L Fratiglioni Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 21 (2), 65-73, 2006 | 705 | 2006 |
| Reciprocity in parent–child relations over the adult life course M Silverstein, SJ Conroy, H Wang, R Giarrusso, VL Bengtson The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2002 | 661 | 2002 |
| Leisure activities and quality of life among the oldest old in Sweden M Silverstein, MG Parker Research on aging 24 (5), 528-547, 2002 | 594 | 2002 |
| Affection, social contact, and geographic distance between adult children and their parents L Lawton, M Silverstein, V Bengtson Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57-68, 1994 | 588 | 1994 |
| Intergenerational support to aging parents: The role of norms and needs M Silverstein, D Gans, FM Yang Journal of family Issues 27 (8), 1068-1084, 2006 | 585 | 2006 |
| Aging and family life: A decade review M Silverstein, R Giarrusso Journal of marriage and family 72 (5), 1039-1058, 2010 | 582 | 2010 |
| Intergenerational social support and the psychological well-being of older parents in China X Chen, M Silverstein Research on aging 22 (1), 43-65, 2000 | 557 | 2000 |
| Too much of a good thing? Intergenerational social support and the psychological well-being of older parents M Silverstein, X Chen, K Heller Journal of Marriage and the Family, 970-982, 1996 | 497 | 1996 |
| Factors that predispose middle-aged sons and daughters to provide social support to older parents M Silverstein, TM Parrott, VL Bengtson Journal of Marriage and the Family, 465-475, 1995 | 490 | 1995 |
| Does engagement with life enhance survival of elderly people in Sweden? The role of social and leisure activities C Lennartsson, M Silverstein The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2001 | 469 | 2001 |
| Grandmothers raising grandchildren: Family structure and well-being in culturally diverse families C Goodman, M Silverstein The Gerontologist 42 (5), 676-689, 2002 | 435 | 2002 |
| How Americans enact the grandparent role across the family life course M Silverstein, A Marenco Journal of Family Issues 22 (4), 493-522, 2001 | 431 | 2001 |
| Relationships with grandparents and the emotional well‐being of late adolescent and young adult grandchildren SA Ruiz, M Silverstein Journal of Social Issues 63 (4), 793-808, 2007 | 362 | 2007 |
| A sociocultural stress and coping model for mental health outcomes among African American caregivers in Southern California BG Knight, M Silverstein, TJ McCallum, LS Fox The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2000 | 352 | 2000 |
| Norms of filial responsibility for aging parents across time and generations D Gans, M Silverstein Journal of marriage and family 68 (4), 961-976, 2006 | 347 | 2006 |
| Does intergenerational social support influence the psychological well-being of older parents? The contingencies of declining health and widowhood M Silverstein, VL Bengtson Social science & medicine 38 (7), 943-957, 1994 | 346 | 1994 |
| Stability and change in temporal distance between the elderly and their children M Silverstein Demography 32 (1), 29-45, 1995 | 256 | 1995 |
Vern BengtsonProfessor of Gerontology, University of Southern CalifforniaVerified email at usc.edu
