Mothers give more than they receive when family struck by major illness
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Mothers are often the caregiver when a child is sick, and that motherly instinct doesn't go away when the child is an adult. In fact, mothers provide more support to adult children with a serious health condition than to their other children, according to new research that will be presented at the American Sociological Association 2015 Annual Meeting.