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Patterns of Giving to Family and Giving to Others in Midlife.
- Source :
- Journal of Family & Economic Issues; 2020, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p691-705, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Guided by life course and resource perspectives, this study investigated patterns of middle-aged adults' giving of time and money within and outside their immediate family. National data from Midlife in the United States II (MIDUS II) were analyzed for 759 middle-aged adults. Latent class analysis provided strong evidence for a 4-class model of giving patterns. The four types were (a) General Benefactors (30%), (b) Time Benefactors (28%), (c) Financial Philanthropists (26%), and (d) Uninvolved (16%), revealing that the majority of midlife adults give time and/or money within and outside their immediate family while fewer give money outside their family only or not at all. Middle-aged adults' contextual factors, resource availability and demands, and perceptions of family relationships and non-family roles predicted giving pattern membership. The heterogeneous giving patterns of midlife adults have implications for research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLASS analysis
BENEFACTORS
MIDDLE-aged persons
RESEARCH
INTERPERSONAL relations
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10580476
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Family & Economic Issues
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147136277
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-020-09680-1