The Daily Consequences of Widowhood : The Role of Gender and Intergenerational Transfers on Subsequent Housework Performance  

Oleh:

Utz, Rebecca L. ; Reidy, Erin B. ; Carr, Deborah ; Nesse, Randolph ; Wortman, Camille

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 25 no. 5 (Jul. 2004), page 683-712.
Topik: widowhood; widowhood; gender roles; housework; parent - child relations; caregiving; intergenerational transfers; instrumental activities of daily living
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This study examines : (a) whether widowhood affects the performance of daily household activities, (b) the extent to which dependence on children mediates the effect of widowhood on subsequent housework performance, and (c) the extent to which these patterns vary by gender. Using the Changing Lives of Older Couples study, a prospective survey of married persons age 65 and older, we find that late - life widowhood is associated with an increase in men’s housework, yet does not produce a change in women’s subsequent housework performance. Dependency on children mediates the effect of widowhood on housework, suggesting that adult children assist their grieving parents with errands and other household chores. Finding simply that the daily consequences of late - life widowhood are dependent on the individual, dyadic, and inter generational characteristics of the older adult.

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