Gender and family structures affecting intergenerational support from adult children to older parents: A cross-national study in a developing country

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dc.contributor.authorFernández Lorca, María Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorHerrera Ponce, María Soledad
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-18T14:48:36Z
dc.date.available2022-03-18T14:48:36Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-03-16T12:51:47Z
dc.description.abstractIn Latin America, informal support from adult children to their older parents (“upward support”) is crucial with an aging population and insufficient coverage of social protection systems. This article examines variables associated with upward support, distinguishing by gender of parents and their children. The research design is quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional. It is based on primary survey data collected by the authors for the study. The authors hypothesized that upward support depends on children’s opportunities to provide support and on the needs of parents. The results show that upward support depends more on children’s opportunities than on parents’ needs, although upward support is higher for parents with poorer health. Daughters are more supportive than sons, but sibling characteristics do not moderate associations between children’s gender and receipt of support. Cohabiting with the parent, receiving support from the parent, and having a good relationship were also associated with greater upward support. Therefore, policies should consider the gender of adult children when allocating resources to older people.
dc.fuente.origenSIPA
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08952841.2022.2044709
dc.identifier.eissn1540-7322
dc.identifier.issn0895-2841
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08952841.2022.2044709
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/63590
dc.information.autorucInstituto de sociología ; Fernández Lorca, María Beatriz ; 0000-0001-5400-3168 ; 133806
dc.information.autorucInstituto de sociología ; Herrera Ponce, María Soledad ; 0000-0001-5178-806X ; 68201
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.revistaJournal of Women & Aging
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectDaughters
dc.subjectInformal support
dc.subjectIntergenerational solidarity
dc.subjectOlder parents
dc.subjectSiblings
dc.titleGender and family structures affecting intergenerational support from adult children to older parents: A cross-national study in a developing country
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados133806
sipa.codpersvinculados68201
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