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Changes in adult children's participation in parent care.
- Source :
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Ageing & Society . May2013, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p667-697. 31p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Care-giving research has focused on primary care-givers and relied on cross-sectional data. This approach neglects the dynamic and systemic character of care-giver networks. Our analyses address changes in care-givers and care networks over a two-year period using pooled data from the US Health and Retirement Study, 1992–2000. Based on a matrix of specific adult-child care-givers across two consecutive time-points, we assess changes in any adult-child care-giver and examine the predictors of change. A change in care-giver occurred in about two-fifths of care-giving networks. Ability to provide care based on geographical proximity, availability of alternative care-givers, and gender play primary roles in the stability of care networks. Results underline the need to shift care-giving research toward a dynamic and systemic perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *HYPOTHESIS
*AGING
*ALTRUISM
*CAREGIVERS
*CHILDREN of people with mental illness
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*FAMILIES
*INTERVIEWING
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PARENT-child relationships
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SEX distribution
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*MEDICAL coding
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0144686X
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ageing & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 87363243
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12000177