Work as overload or enhancement for family caregivers of older adults: Assessment of experienced <scp>well‐being</scp> over the day

Patterson, Sarah; Freedman, Vicki A.; Cornman, Jennifer C.; Wolff, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1111/jomf.12909

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“…However, EITC generosity does not affect caregiving for adults for the youngest group of unmarried mothers (ages [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34], who increase employment without reducing time spent helping and caring for adults. In contrast, the oldest group of unmarried mothers (ages [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] responds to increases in EITC generosity by increasing their time spent and propensity to help their parents while maintaining their labor supply. Unmarried mothers aged 35-44 also respond by increasing time spent helping and caring for adults, alongside increases in labor supply.…”

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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Time Spent Helping and Caring for Adults

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2024

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This is the first study to examine the effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on unpaid caregiving for adults, which could operate through the credit’s effects on labor supply and household income. Using a sample of unmarried mothers and data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), I employ a simulated instrument approach to generate causal estimates of the effect of EITC generosity on time use. I find that increases in average EITC benefits have differential effects on caregiving by recipient age. No effect is estimated for the youngest group of unmarried mothers (ages 25–34), who increase employment without reducing time spent assisting adults. In contrast, the oldest group of unmarried mothers (ages 45–54) responds by increasing their propensity to help their parents while maintaining their labor supply. Unmarried mothers aged 35–44 both increase their labor supply and spend more time caregiving for adult family members on the intensive margin, even as they are less likely to assist parents on the extensive margin, especially with chore help. Results for other types of time use (home production, leisure, childcare, education, sleep), as well as probability of multigenerational co-residence, help explain these shifts. For example, for the oldest group of unmarried mothers, increased co-residence with one’s aging parents is estimated to occur and may facilitate this labor-caregiving balance. These results add to a growing body of evidence that the EITC affects recipients’ time allocation beyond paid work and that the effects of the EITC span across generations and households.

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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Time Spent Helping and Caring for Adults

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2024

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Sandwiched Mothers: Parent Involvement and Mother’s Subjective Well-Being

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2023

Journal of Family Issues

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I investigated subjective well-being (SWB)—happiness, meaningfulness, sadness, stress, and tiredness—of 7,087 mothers, engaged in 11,154 cases of activities in which their children were present, using the Conservation of Resources theory. Results of OLS analysis of data from the American Time Use Study suggested that the presence of her parent(s) during the activities was associated positively with the mother’s happiness and negatively with her stress. Total time spent with her parent(s) was positively associated with the mother’s tiredness. Co-residence with parents was not significantly related to the mother’s SWB. The association between the mother’s SWB and her involvement with parents was positively moderated by demographic variables that may have increased her need for core resources in the form of kin support. The focus on sandwiched activities in which a mother engaged with her children and parents permitted direct assessment of how those activities affected the mother’s SWB.

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Work as overload or enhancement for family caregivers of older adults: Assessment of experienced well‐being over the day

Cited by 2 publications

References 66 publications

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Time Spent Helping and Caring for Adults

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Time Spent Helping and Caring for Adults

Sandwiched Mothers: Parent Involvement and Mother’s Subjective Well-Being

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