Special publics Special public: Parents in empty nest phase Path PARENTHOOD Parents Parents in empty nest phase Number of studies 4 Additional keywords Related correlational subjects List of Studies on this Public Reference Title of publication Public Glenn & McLanahan (1981): study US 1973 The Effects of Offspring on the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults. 50+ aged, with no children under age 18 at home, USA,1973-78 Lee & Ellithorpe (1982): study US Washington 1975 Intergenerational Exchange and Subjective Well-Being among the Elderly. 60+ aged, living near children, USA, Washington State, 1975 Gorchoff et al. (2008): study US Alameda County, California 1981 Contextualizing Change in Marital Satisfaction during Middle Age. 43-61 aged, married women, Berekley, United States, followed 18years from 1981-1999 Hobdy et al. (2007): study US Texas 2006 The Role of Attachment Style in Coping with Job Loss and the Empty Nest in Adulthood. Empty nest and job-loss adults, USA, 2006