The intermediate effect of geographic proximity on intergenerational support

Heylen, Leen; Mortelmans, Dimitri; Hermans, Maarten; Boudiny, Kim

doi:10.4054/demres.2012.27.17

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“…In the literature on intergenerational contact, it has been shown that there is a strong association between face-to-face contact and geographical proximity (Shelton and Grundy 2000). Distance is an obvious cost factor that may reduce visiting but the relationship is not necessarily causal since the decision of where to live also depends on the quality of the relationship and the demand for intergenerational support (Heylen et al 2012;Silverstein 1995). In other words, proximity is endogenous.…”

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Contact and conflict between adult children and their parents in immigrant families: is integration problematic for family relationships?

Kalmijn

2018

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Previous studies have shown that family ties are relatively strong in most non-western immigrant groups in Europe. This paper focuses on differences within the immigrant population and examines how cultural and social aspects of integration affect the relationships that adult children have with their parents. The study is based on survey data with a systematic oversample of persons aged 15-45 with Moroccan and Turkish origins in the Netherlands. The focus is on the amount of contact and conflict that children have with their parents. Findings show that persons of Moroccan and Turkish origins have more frequent contact, but also somewhat more conflict with their parents compared to people without any migration background. Ordinal logit models show that ties to parents are weaker when immigrant children are more liberal in their values and behaviours and when they have more frequent contact with natives. Educational attainment tends to increase conflict between parents and adult children. It is concluded that cultural and social integration may hurt family relationships, pointing to another but less often recognised obstacle for immigrant integration in the west. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Contact and conflict between adult children and their parents in immigrant families: is integration problematic for family relationships?

Kalmijn

2018

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Moreover, public support systems for older people have been eroded and are now generally weak (Keck, Hessel, & Saraceno, 2009). In contexts where people have strong expectations about filial support and alternative supports are lacking, older parents may experience feelings of abandonment or emotional distress if their adult children maintain few contacts with them (Heylen, Mortelmans, Hermans, & Boudiny, 2012). These feelings of loss may lead to the development of depressive symptoms in Eastern European older parents, who on average report having a higher propensity to feel depressed than their Western European counterparts (Grundy, van den Broek, & Keenan, 2017;Moor & Komter, 2012).…”

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Intergenerational contacts and depressive symptoms among older parents in Eastern Europe

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Grundy

2018

Aging & Mental Health

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“…help in-kind up family lines). In contrast to the other forms of solidarity, contact could be seen mainly as voluntary exchange (Heylen and Mortelmans 2009; Tomassini et al 2004) and such information about how often people interact with each other may better assess their relationship (van Gaalen and Dykstra 2006). In fact, when contact is frequent, children and parents tend to be more aware of each other's needs.…”

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Est modus in rebus: a longitudinal study of intergenerational solidarity and Locus of Control

Bordone

2014

Ageing and Society

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This study challenges the persistent assumption behind research on intergenerational relationships, wondering: 'can there be too much of a good thing'? The guiding hypothesis states that intergenerational solidarity, although beneficial for older parents' wellbeing at moderate levels, may be negatively associated with their individual sense of control at high levels. In contrast to previous studies, fixed-effects regression models on panel data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing control for selection in solidarity and changes in health. The analysis of , women and , men above the age of  also accounts for intergenerational conflict. Using multiple dimensions of intergenerational solidarity, our findings offer insight into the different roles of the various types of solidarity and can aid the design of formal and informal social support interventions.

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The intermediate effect of geographic proximity on intergenerational support

Cited by 27 publications

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Contact and conflict between adult children and their parents in immigrant families: is integration problematic for family relationships?

Contact and conflict between adult children and their parents in immigrant families: is integration problematic for family relationships?

Intergenerational contacts and depressive symptoms among older parents in Eastern Europe

Est modus in rebus: a longitudinal study of intergenerational solidarity and Locus of Control

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