European Journal of Ageing
Volume 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 259-270

Intergenerational support among migrant families in Europe (Article) (Open Access)

Bordone V.* , de Valk H.A.G.
  • a Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
  • b Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)/KNAW/UoG, The Hague, Netherlands, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Intergenerational support is important throughout the individual life course and a major mechanism of cultural continuity. In this study, we analyse support between older parents and their adult children among international migrant and non-migrant populations in North, Centre and Southern Europe. Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe are used to compare upward and downward practical support, grandparenting, and frequency of contact among 62,213 parent–child dyads. Findings indicate limited differences in support between migrants and non-migrants as well as between migrants of various origins. However, persistent differences in intergenerational support across Europe along a north–south gradient are found irrespective of migrant status. © 2016, The Author(s).

Author Keywords

immigrants Ageing Europe SHARE Intergenerational support

Index Keywords

adult child retirement migrant Southern Europe human adult family aging Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84960126703&doi=10.1007%2fs10433-016-0363-6&partnerID=40&md5=fa5f3e0b83e977fc464ccb20591f5fe3
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0363-6
ISSN: 16139372
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English