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Changes in adult children's participation in parent care
Author(s)	Maximiliane E Szinovacz, Adam Davey
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 33, no 4, May 2013
Publisher	Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, May 2013
Pages	pp 667-697
Source	journals.cambridge.org/aso
Keywords	Children [offspring] as carers ; Family relationships ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	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. The authors' analyses use pooled data from the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS), 1992-2000, to examine changes in care-givers and care networks over a two-year period. Based on a matrix of specific adult-child care-givers across two consecutive time-points, they 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. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130412205 A
Classmark	P6:SS: DS:SJ: 3J: 7T
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