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| Differences over time in the relationship between partnership disruptions and support in early old age in Britain | | Author(s) | Karen Glaser, Cecilia Tomassini, Rachel Stuchbury |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 6, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp S359-S368 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Divorce ; Young elderly ; Family care ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | Employing data from the 2001/02 British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the 1988/89 Survey of Retirement and Retirement Plans, the authors investigated whether differences in support over time were due to changes in either the composition of the population (e.g. the percentage divorced), or the strength of the covariates (e.g. the effect of divorce). Findings showed an increase in the experience of partnership disruption in early old age. Nonetheless, the percentage of people who reported receiving and providing support increased. A comparison of the two points in time showed that there was little change in the effects of partnership disruption on support in early old age. The fact that the level of support has remained stable or increased over time among this age group despite the increasing prevalence of divorce suggests that the negative effect of partnership disruption on support in early old age may be widening over time. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090605224 A |
| Classmark | SOH: BBA: P6:SJ: 3J |
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