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| Are expectations for care related to the receipt of care? an analysis of parent care among disabled elders | | Author(s) | M Kristen Peek, Raymond T Coward, Chuck W Peek |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 3, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp S127-S136 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Social roles ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The relationship between the degree to which older parents expect assistance from their adult children and the actual amount of care they receive was investigated in this study. Combining the theories of reasoned action and intergenerational solidarity, the study hypothesised that global expectations (social norms about receiving care) influence specific expectations (behavioural intentions to seek care), but that it is specific expectations that influence the amount of care received from children. Data were collected at three points over a 12-month period among a sample of 334 impaired older parents who lived independently in Florida, US. Using structural equation models, the results were consistent with the hypothesis. The authors concluded that the theory of reasoned action is a useful adjunct to the theory of intergenerational solidarity by proposing that parents adjust their global expectations to reflect the specific realities of the lives of their children. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980813419 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: SR: SS: TM5: 3J: 7T |
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