Results show that (a) the quality of intergenerational relationships appears to be influenced by the structural circumstances of parents and adult children — especially as defined by divorced status, gender, and age; (b) the negative
aspects of intergenerational relationships are more strongly associated with
psychological distress of parents and adult children than are the positive
aspects; and (c) the estimated effects of intergenerational relationships on distress levels sometimes
depend on the structural circumstances of parents and children.