GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting 4. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, 5. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA, 6. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland The number of older adults is increasing dramatically, and their children are often their primary social contacts. This means that the older parent-child relationship is of vital importance. Our aim was to examine how relationship qual- ity of older parent-child dyads is refected through language in an interaction task. We selected two parent-child dyads that represent contrasting cases in terms of relationship quality. The interaction task consisted of a 10-minute discussion between parent and child about a diffcult situation the parent faced. Data were analyzed using a Conversation Analysis approach. In the dyad with good relationship quality, the discourse was characterized by validating diffculties and co-constructing shared understanding; in the dyad with poor relationship quality, there was an ongoing process of redefning the issues presented. The present methodological approach proved to be useful for analysing dyadic interactions in advanced age and to delineate the co-construction of discourse and relationship. THE PARTNERS’ PLACE WITHIN THE ONGOING GRANDCHILD AND LATE LIFE REPARTNERED GRANDPARENT RELATIONSHIP C. Koren 1 , S. Lipman-Schiby, MA 2 , 1. University of Haifa, Hod Hasharon, HaMerkaz, Israel, 2. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel With the increase in life expectancy, relationships between grandchildren and grandparents are likely to last longer. Late-life repartnering of a grandparent could affect such rela- tionships. The aim of this presentation is to examine the expe- rience of such relationships from the perspectives of adult grandchildren. Semi-structured qualitative interviews with a sub-sample of 20 young-adult grandchildren to grandparents who repartnered late-in life were chosen from an intergen- erational family relationship study on late-life repartnering in Israel. Data was analyzed using an interpretive phenom- enology approach. Grandchildren experienced change in the relationship with their grandparent, infuenced by the grand- parent’s partner. There were grandchildren who experienced that the grandparent’s partner caused a sense of distance and loss of relationship with grandparent. Others experienced that the grandparent’s partner assisted in strengthening and renewing the relationship. Findings are discussed using a life course perspective. Implications for theory and practice deal- ing with intergenerational family relationships, are suggested. ADULT CHILDREN’S RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGING PARENTS: INFLUENCES ON PERCEPTIONS OF AGING S. Jung 1 , D.S. Jopp, Professor 2 , 1. SUNY Old Westbury, Old Westbury, New York, United States, 2. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland The current study examined positive and negative aspects of adult children’s relationships with aging parents and the extent to which the relationships are related to adult children’s views on aging in a sample of 167 adults between the ages of 18 and 73 (Mage=31.6; SD=14.8). Open-ended responses about adult children’s relationships with aging parents and their views of successful aging were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and key themes were identifed. Major themes emerged about challenges including loss of independence, worries about children, confict/disagreement, and physical distance, while positive aspects included support and care for each other, shar- ing thoughts, positive attitudes, and life lessons learned from the relationships. Results also revealed that adult children’s views of successful aging were closely associated with the way they evaluated their parents’ successful aging. These fndings support the recent literature illuminating the important infu- ence of aging parents on adult children’s views of aging. SESSION 525 (PAPER) INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND AGING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE “SANDWICH GENERATION” AS A FUNCTION OF WELFARE REGIMES A. Tur-Sinai 1 , M. Silverstein 2 , N. Lewin-Epstein 3 , 1. Yezreel Valley College, 2. Syracuse University, 3. Tel-Aviv University One characteristic of the population aging process is the emergence of the “sandwich generation,” one that has both living parents and children. The study breaks new ground by focusing on the question of this generation’s social and economic responsibilities. It asks whether there is evidence of the grant- ing of material and nonmaterial support by the “sandwich generation” to its parents and children, and whether variance exists in the range of predictors of the likelihood of provid- ing such support. The study makes use of data from Waves 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of SHARE-Europe and compares them among different welfare regimes on the basis of Esping-Anderson’s (1990) paradigm. Where giving fnancial support by the “sand- wich generation” is concerned, it is found that 28.2 percent gave such support to children only, 1.4 percent to parents only, and 63.6 percent to no one. As for social support, 7.2 percent of members of the “sandwich generation” gave it only to chil- dren, 26.7 percent only to parents, and 53.3 percent to no one. Financial support for elder parents is explained mainly as a corollary of economic traits of the sandwich generation such as education, wealth, or presence in the labor force. Social support for elderly parents, in contrast, is explained, in addition to the foregoing, by traits such as parents’ health, parents’ household structure, or the existence of an alternative at parental respon- sibility, refected in the number of children and the sandwich generation’s need to look after its grandchildren. SPEAK UP! AN INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS E. Kahana 1 , B. Kahana 2 , A. Iqbal 1 , K. Langendoerfer 1 , T. Bhatta 3 , J. Kahana 4 , T. Goler 1 , 1. Case Western Reserve University, 2. Cleveland State University, 3. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4. Mount Saint Mary College Background & Purpose: Older patients are at high risk for being diagnosed with cancer. Yet, many older patients lack health information and are unprepared to partner with their doctors to discuss cancer prevention and screening during Innovation in Aging, 2018, Vol. 2, No. S1 7 Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/2/suppl_1/7/5169402 by guest on 25 September 2023