Publications

Note: several of these publications have links to .pdf files, which can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat.

Cichy, K. E.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (in press). Causes of interpersonal tensions across adulthood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development .

Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Chains of humanity through intergenerational liaisons [Invited book review Intergenerational relations across time and place]. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

Moorman, S. M.*, Booth, A., Fingerman, K. L. (2006). Women's romantic relationships after widowhood. Journal of Family Issues, 27, 1281-1304

Fingerman, K. L., Chen, P. C.*, Hay, E. L.*, Cichy, K. E.*, & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2006). Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61B, 152-160.

Fingerman, K. L., & Dolbin-MacNab, M.* (2006). Lessons from the baby boomers and their parents: How a cohort shapes an understanding of intergenerational ties. To appear in S. Willis & S. K. Whitbourne (Eds.), The baby boomers at midlife: Contemporary perspectives on middle age (pp. 237-259). Mahwah, N. J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Fingerman, K. L., & Pitzer, L. M. (2006). Socialization in old age. To appear in P. D. Hastings & J. E. Grusec (Eds.), Handbook of Socialization. Guilford Press.

Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Almeida, D. (2005). Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: A daily diary study. Psychology & Aging, 20(2), 330-340. [.pdf file]

Moorman, S., M., Booth, A., Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Women's romantic relationships after widowhood. Journal of Family Issues.

Fingerman, K. L., & Baker, B. (in press). Socioemotional aspects of aging. To appear in J. Wilmouth & K. Ferraro (Eds.), Perspectives in Gerontology (3rd Edition).

Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Do we get better at picking our battles? Age differences in descriptions of behavioral reactions to interpersonal tensions. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 60B, P121-P128. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., & Dolbin-MacNab, M. (in press). Lessons from the baby boomers and their parents: How a cohort shapes an understanding of intergenerational ties. To appear in S. Willis & S. K. Whitbourne (Eds.), The baby boomers at midlife: Contemporary perspectives on middle age. Mahwah, N. J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hay, E. L., & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Age differences in perceptions of control in social relationships. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 60, 53-75. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L. (2004). The role of offspring and children-in-law in grandparents' relationships with grandchildren. Journal of Family Issues, 25, 1026-1049. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., Hay, E. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2004). The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and ambivalent relationships across the lifespan. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 792-808. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., & Hay, E. L. (2004). Intergenerational ambivalence in the context of the larger social network. In K. Luescher & K. Pillemer (Eds.), Intergenerational ambivalence. Amsterdam : Elsevier/JAI Press.

Fingerman, K. L., & Lang, F. (2004). Coming together: A lifespan perspective on personal relationships. In F. Lang & K. L. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span (pp. 1-23). New York : Cambridge University Press.

Fingerman, K. L. (2004). The consequential stranger: Peripheral ties across the life span. In F. Lang & K. L. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span (pp. 183-209). New York : Cambridge University Press. [.pdf file]

Lang, F., & Fingerman, K. L. (Eds.). (2004). Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span. New York : Cambridge University Press. [see book]

Fingerman, K. L., Nussbaum, J., & Birditt, K. S. (2004). Keeping all five balls in the air: Juggling family communication at midlife. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (pp. 135-152). Hillsdale , NJ : Erlbaum. [.pdf file]

Lefkowitz, E. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Positive and negative emotional feelings and behaviors in mother-daughter ties in late life.  Journal of Family Psychology, 17, 607 - 617. [.pdf file]

Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Age and gender differences in adults' emotional reactions to interpersonal tensions. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58B, P237-P245. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2003). Do age differences in close and problematic family ties reflect the pool of available relatives? Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58, P80-P87. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L. (2002). Completing the lifecycle: Incorporating adult development and aging into lifespan psychology courses. In S. K. Whitbourne & J. C. Cavanaugh (Eds.), The aging dimension in undergraduate psychology courses: A practical guide to teaching. Washington , DC : American Psychological Association.

Fingerman, K. L., & Hay, E. L. (2002). Searching under the streetlight? Age biases in the personal and family relationships literature. Personal Relationships, 9, 415-433.

Fingerman, K. L. (2001). Aging mothers and their adult daughters: A study in mixed emotions. New York : Springer. Reprinted as: Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Mothers and their adult daughters: Mixed emotions, enduring bonds. Amherst , NY : Prometheus Books. [see book]

Fingerman, K. L. (2001). A distant closeness: Intimacy between parents and their children in later life.Generations, 25, 26-33. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L. (2000). Enhancing student interest in the psychology of aging: An interview with Susan Whitbourne. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 224-229.

Fingerman, K. L. (2000). “We had a nice little chat”: Age and generational differences in mothers' and daughters' descriptions of enjoyable visits. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 55, P95-P106. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., & Bedford, V. H. (2000). Lessons from the early years: Infusing gerontology with ideas from child development (Introduction to the Special Edition: Child development and gerontology collaborations). International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 51, 1-4.

Fingerman, K. L., & Bermann, E. (2000). Applications of family systems theory to the study of adulthood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 51, 5-29.

Fingerman, K. L. (1999). [Invited review of the book Women, feminism and aging.] Journal of Women and Aging, 11.

Fingerman, K. L., & Bertrand, R. (1999). Approaches to teaching adult development within a lifespan development course. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 55-57.

Fingerman, K. L., & Griffiths, P. C. (1999). Season's greetings: Adults' social contact at the holiday season. Psychology and Aging, 14, 192-205. [.pdf file]

Troll, L., & Fingerman, K. L. (1999). Emotional experiences in later life. In D. Levinson, J. Ponzetti, & P. Jorgensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human emotions (pp. 390-394). New York : Macmillan.

Fingerman, K. L. (1998). The good, the bad, and the worrisome: Complexities in grandparents' relationships with individual grandchildren. Family Relations, 47, 403-414. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L. (1998). Tight lips: Aging mothers' and their adult daughters' responses to interpersonal tensions in their relationship. Personal Relationships, 5, 121-138.

Fingerman, K. L. (1997). Aging mothers' and their adult daughters' retrospective ratings of past conflict in their relationship. Current Psychology, 16, 131-154.

Fingerman, K. L. (1997). Being more than a daughter: Middle-aged women's conceptions of their mothers. Journal of Women and Aging, 9, 55-72.

Fingerman, K. L. (1997). A new bent on the old and "familial." [Invited review of the book Handbook of aging and the family]. Contemporary Psychology, 42, 327-328.

Fingerman, K.L. (1996, 1997). Commentary on K.A. Abul'khanova-Slavskaia, The personal organization of time and life strategy. Journal of Russian & East European Psychology, 34, 86-89.

Fingerman, K. L. (1996). Sources of tension in the aging mother and adult daughter relationship. Psychology and Aging, 11, 591-606. [.pdf file]

Fingerman, K. L., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Lovett, S., & Rose, J. (1996). Internal resourcefulness, task demands, coping, and dysphoric affect amongst caregivers of the frail elderly. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 42, 341-360.

Troll, L., & Fingerman, K.L. (1996). Parent/child bonds in adulthood. In C. Malestesta-Magai & S. McFadden (Eds.), Handbook of emotion, adult development and aging (pp. 185-205). Orlando , FL : Academic Press.

Fingerman, K. L. (1995). Aging mothers' and their adult daughters' perceptions of conflict behaviors. Psychology and Aging, 10, 639-650.

Fingerman, K. L., & Perlmutter M. (1995). Future time perspective across adulthood. Journal of General Psychology, 122, 95-112.

Fingerman, K. L., & Perlmutter, M. (1994). Self rating of past, present, and future cognitive performance across adulthood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 38, 303-322.

Fingerman, K. L. (1989). Sex and the working mother: Adolescent sexuality, sex typing, and family background. Adolescence, 24, 1-18.