What Drives National Differences in Intensive Grandparental Childcare in Europe?

Gessa, Giorgio Di; Glaser, Karen; Price, Debora; Ribe, Eloi; Tinker, Anthea

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“…Another finding in the present study that could be attributed to cross-cultural differences concerns the item Locating an appropriate childcare facility for their grandchild with ASD as the least reported need in the Childcare category. Consistent with previous research on cultural variations on the prevalence of grandparental childcare across European countries (Di Gessa et al 2016;Muller and Litwin 2011), this finding might suggests that, generally, in Sweden grandparents rely on formal childcare provision ensured by the state's welfare policy, and therefore, they might not feel a need to look for other appropriate childcare facilities for their grandchildren. As Di Gessa at al.…”

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Needs of Grandparents of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD in Sweden

Engstrand

Roll-Pettersson

Westling

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J Autism Dev Disord

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Little is known about needs of grandparents of young children with autism in family and community settings. This study investigated perceived needs of grandparents of preschool-aged children diagnosed with ASD in the cultural context of Sweden. Participants were 120 grandparents of children enrolled into autism intervention programs provided by the public disability services in Stockholm. The Grandparents' Needs Survey and the SDQ Impact supplement were used to collect data. Grandparents expressed most needs in topic areas of information and childcare. No significant relations were found between grandparents' demographics and perceptions of needs; grandparents' needs were predicted by their perceived burden. The findings provide insight into understanding of grandparents' needs essential for planning and provision of quality family-centered early intervention services.

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Needs of Grandparents of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD in Sweden

Engstrand

Roll-Pettersson

Westling

et al. 2019

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…It is well established that grandparents play an important role in family life, providing financial, emotional and practical care, and support to their children and grandchildren (Baydar and Brooks-Gunn 1998 ; Bordone et al 2017 ; Di Gessa et al 2016 ; Dunifon et al 2014 ; Fuller-Thomson and Minkler 2001 ; Fuller-Thomson et al 1997 ; Hagestad 2006 ; Hank and Buber 2009 ; Herlofson and Hagestad 2012 ; Igel and Szydlik 2011 ; Jendrek 1993 ; Koslowski 2009 ; Minkler and Fuller-Thomson 2005 ; Price et al Forthcoming). However, increasing survival, higher rates of divorce and relationship breakdown, and public sector retrenchment mean that the role grandparents play in family life is likely to have increased (Dunifon et al 2014 ; Hagestad 2006 ; Herlofson and Hagestad 2012 ; Murphy 2011 ).…”

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“…However, increasing survival, higher rates of divorce and relationship breakdown, and public sector retrenchment mean that the role grandparents play in family life is likely to have increased (Dunifon et al 2014 ; Hagestad 2006 ; Herlofson and Hagestad 2012 ; Murphy 2011 ). A growing body of work has investigated the involvement of grandparents in grandchild care from a predominantly European comparative perspective (Bordone et al 2017 ; Di Gessa et al 2016 ; Hank and Buber 2009 ; Igel and Szydlik 2011 ; Koslowski 2009 ; Price et al Forthcoming). In contrast, there is little comparative research on grandparental coresidence with most work based on single countries, and little analysis of trends for Europe (Albuquerque 2011 ; Casper and Bryson 1998 ; Dunifon et al 2014 ; Goodman and Silverstein 2002 ; Minkler 1999 ; Nandy and Selwyn 2013 ; Pebley and Rudkin 1999 ; Pew Research Center 2010 ; Pew Research Center 2013 ; Pew Research Center 2014 ; Prokos and Keene 2012 ; Selwyn and Nandy 2014 ).…”

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“…However, these trends are occurring in different policy environments to that of the US. Earlier work shows that the welfare state has an important impact on grandchild care (Bordone et al 2017 ; Di Gessa et al 2016 ; Igel and Szydlik 2011 ; Price et al Forthcoming). We use Saraceno and Keck’s ( 2010 ) typology of familialism in welfare state regimes, where policies are indicative of the degree to which individuals are (in)dependent of families with greater dependence on the state or the market (Saraceno and Keck 2010 ).…”

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Trends in the prevalence of grandparents living with grandchild(ren) in selected European countries and the United States

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Research from the United States has shown significant increases in the prevalence of three-generation households and in households consisting solely of grandparents and grandchildren. Such shifts in household composition, which are associated with socio-economic disadvantage, may reflect the activation of grandparents as a latent network of support in response to social and demographic changes such as rising partnership disruption. However, to date, little is known in Europe about trends in grandparent households or whether these households are also likely to be disadvantaged. Moreover, we know little about how the familistic and defamilised policy environments in Europe may affect the activation of such latent kin networks. Employing the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series—International and the Office for National Statistics’ Longitudinal Study for England and Wales, we used multivariate techniques to investigate changes in prevalence over time in co-residence with a grandchild across Austria, England and Wales, France, Greece, Portugal, Romania, and the United States. We expected increases in grandparent households in Portugal and Greece, familistic societies with few public alternatives to family support. However, only Romania (like the US) showed an increase in the percentage of people aged 40 and over co-residing with their grandchildren in three-generation households between the late 1970s and 2002. Given rises in poverty and limited support for low-income families in Romania, rises in grandparent coresidence may reflect a coping strategy among poorer families to increasing financial hardship. Regardless of the trends, grandparent households in all the countries studied remained associated with socio-economic disadvantage.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s10433-018-0474-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorised users.

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“… Vlachantoni (2010) , using the third wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), found that men and women aged 50–64 who were economically active were less likely to provide care compared to those outside the labor force. Similarly, several studies using baseline data from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) have reported that older people in paid work are less likely to provide informal help or care or to volunteer ( Di Gessa, Glaser, Price, Ribe, & Tinker, 2015 ; Erlinghagen & Hank, 2006 ; Hank & Buber, 2009 ; Hank & Stuck, 2008 ). However, other studies mainly from North America have reported either no significant associations between paid work and volunteering or showed that those in paid work were more likely to engage in volunteering compared to their nonemployed counterparts ( Caro & Bass, 1997 ; Chambré, 1984 ; Choi, 2003 ; Fischer, Mueller, & Cooper, 1991 ).…”

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The Dynamics of Paid and Unpaid Activities Among People Aged 50–69 in Denmark, France, Italy, and England

Gessa

Grundy

2016

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In the context of the current policy emphasis on extending working lives, we investigate whether the relationship between participation in paid work, other formal, and informal activities among people aged 50–69 is complementary or competitive. We also investigate differences in associations between countries using comparable longitudinal data from Denmark, France, Italy, and England. We find positive associations between informal and formal engagement in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Paid work was negatively associated with formal and informal engagement, and respondents who stopped working were more likely to be engaged in formal (Denmark and France) and informal activities (England and Italy) at follow-up than respondents who continued working. However, the strongest predictor of formal and informal engagement at follow-up was baseline engagement. In the context of policy aims to extend working lives and broaden older people’s participation in other productive activities, new balances between work and other forms of engagement are still to be found.

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What Drives National Differences in Intensive Grandparental Childcare in Europe?

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Needs of Grandparents of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD in Sweden

Needs of Grandparents of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD in Sweden

Trends in the prevalence of grandparents living with grandchild(ren) in selected European countries and the United States

The Dynamics of Paid and Unpaid Activities Among People Aged 50–69 in Denmark, France, Italy, and England

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