Why Do Families Differ? Children's Care for an Unmarried Mother.

TitleWhy Do Families Differ? Children's Care for an Unmarried Mother.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsHenretta, JC, Soldo, BJ, Van Voorhis, MF
JournalJ Marriage Fam
Volume73
Issue2
Pagination383-395
Date Published2011 Apr
ISSN Number0022-2445
Abstract

An adult child's provision of care to an unmarried elderly mother varies both within and between families. Within-family differences address the variation in different children's behavior within in a family. Between-family differences refer to the propensities that members of a family-the children of one mother-share and that differentiate them from other families. Previous research suggests five hypotheses affecting either within-family or between-family differences. Data from multiple waves of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) cohort of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 16,719 observations on 5,607 mother-child dyads in 1,925 families) are used to estimate a multilevel model with a binary outcome. Results indicate substantial differences between families. Mother's characteristics, family composition, and family history account for about half the between-family differences.

DOI10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00813.x
User Guide Notes

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22553381?dopt=Abstract

Endnote Keywords

Families/family life/Child care/Marriage/WOMEN/Motherhood

Endnote ID

62530

Alternate JournalJ Marriage Fam
Citation Key7595
PubMed ID22553381
PubMed Central IDPMC3339770
Grant ListR01 AG024046 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG024046-01 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG024051 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG024051-01 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States