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Intergenerational support among migrant families in Europe

Authors: Valeria Bordone, Helga A. G. de Valk

Published in: European Journal of Ageing | Issue 3/2016

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.

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Title: Intergenerational support among migrant families in Europe
Authors: Valeria Bordone
Helga A. G. de Valk
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: European Journal of Ageing / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1613-9372
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9380
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-016-0363-6

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