| Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds: THE BURGESS AWARD LECTURE* VL Bengtson Journal of marriage and family 63 (1), 1-16, 2001 | 2766 | 2001 |
| Intergenerational solidarity in aging families: An example of formal theory construction VL Bengtson, REL Roberts Journal of Marriage and the Family, 856-870, 1991 | 1914 | 1991 |
| An exploration of the activity theory of aging: Activity types and life satisfaction among in-movers to a retirement community BW Lemon, VL Bengtson, JA Peterson Journal of gerontology 27 (4), 511-523, 1972 | 1757 | 1972 |
| 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 |
| The life course perspective applied to families over time VL Bengtson, KR Allen Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach, 469-504, 1993 | 1061 | 1993 |
| Handbook of theories of aging VL Bengtson, R Settersten Jr Springer Publishing Company, 2016 | 870 | 2016 |
| Attitude similarity in three-generation families: Socialization, status inheritance, or reciprocal influence? J Glass, VL Bengtson, CC Dunham American sociological review, 685-698, 1986 | 844 | 1986 |
| 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 |
| Aging in minority populations an examination of the double jeopardy hypothesis JJ Dowd, VL Bengtson Journal of gerontology 33 (3), 427-436, 1978 | 769 | 1978 |
| Generational difference and the developmental stake VL Bengtson, JA Kuypers Aging and Human development 2 (4), 249-260, 1971 | 750 | 1971 |
| Families and aging: Diversity and heterogeneity VL Bengtson, C Rosenthal, L Burton Handbook of aging and the social sciences 3, 263-287, 1990 | 738 | 1990 |
| Social breakdown and competence: A model of normal aging JA Kuypers, VL Bengtson Human development 16 (3), 181-201, 1973 | 689 | 1973 |
| Generation and family effects in value socialization VL Bengtson American Sociological Review, 358-371, 1975 | 671 | 1975 |
| 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 |
| Parent-child relations VL Bengtson, SS Schrader Research instruments in social gerontology 2, 115-186, 1982 | 631 | 1982 |
| Theory, explanation, and a third generation of theoretical development in social gerontology VL Bengtson, EO Burgess, TM Parrott The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 1997 | 626 | 1997 |
| 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 |
| Families and faith: How religion is passed down across generations VL Bengtson Oxford University Press, 2017 | 509 | 2017 |
| 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 |
| Intergenerational solidarity in families: Untangling the ties that bind REL Roberts, LN Richards, V Bengtson Marriage & Family Review 16 (1-2), 11-46, 1991 | 477* | 1991 |
