Study I. Child-Parent Contacts. A study of family contacts between adult children and parents
in Sweden The aim of this study is to examine how often adult children and parents are in
contact. In focus is the relative impact of individual, family, and social-structural
characteristics, and geographical distance on intergenerational contacts. Nationally
representative Swedish data for parents aged 55 to 84 shows that most children and parents
are in frequent contact with each other. The most consistent predictors are parental living …

Objectives. This research examined whether engagement with life, defined as involvement
in social, leisure, and productive activities, produced a survival advantage among oldest old
persons in Sweden. Survival was investigated with respect to activities that involved (a)
social integration,(b) physical mobility, and (c) neither social nor physical aspects. The
authors also investigated the degree to which any observed survival benefits were related to
prior health differences that select older adults into active roles. Methods. Baseline data …