Aging parents helping adult children: The experience of the sandwiched generation

Berit Ingersoll-Dayton; Margaret B. Neal; Leslie B. Hammer

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00262.x

Aging parents helping adult children: The experience of the sandwiched generation

Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Margaret B. Neal, Leslie B. Hammer

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Abstract

The help that elders provide to their adult children has received limited attention in the caregiving literature. To address this gap, data were drawn from two samples of caregiving couples: 63 focus group participants and 618 survey respondents. Survey results indicated that help from aging parents is associated with a complex pattern of benefits and costs. Focus group data identified the kinds of help provided by older parents (i.e., financial, emotional, child care, and household tasks) and illuminated why caregivers experience such help as a mixed blessing. Suggestions are offered for practitioners who work with caregivers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	262-271
Number of pages	10
Journal	Family Relations
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00262.x
State	Published - Jul 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Caregiving
Help-giving
Intergenerational exchanges
Reciprocity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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