A Task-specific Typology of Intergenerational Family Structure in Later Life

We tested a typology of intergenerational social support structure with data from 910 dyads of older adults and their primary child helpers. Logistic regression was used to identify variables that differentiate dyads with distinct support configurations. Household support provided to elderly parents...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1993-04, Vol.33 (2), p.258-264
Main Authors: Silverstein, Merril, Litwak, Eugene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult child caregivers
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Families & family life
Family Characteristics
Female
Home health care
Housing
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Older people
Parent-Child Relations
Proximity to care recipient
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Social Support
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Summary:We tested a typology of intergenerational social support structure with data from 910 dyads of older adults and their primary child helpers. Logistic regression was used to identify variables that differentiate dyads with distinct support configurations. Household support provided to elderly parents was more sensitive to physical and social deficits and geographic distance, whereas social-emotional support was more sensitive to norms and personal affinity.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/33.2.258