2009
DOI: 10.1002/psp.558
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Adult children and elderly parents as mobility attractions in Sweden

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the extent to which elderly parents and adult children move close (or very close) to each other and how this mobility is influenced by socioeconomic conditions, family situation, gender and age. The analyses are based on register data for the years 2001 and 2002 covering all elderly parents and their adult children residing in Sweden. For instance, our analyses show a positive relationship between, on the one hand, moving close to an adult child or an elderly parent and,… Show more

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“…2 The significance of the welfare state in patterns of intergenerational proximity in Nordic countries is also emphasized by Pettersson and Malmberg (2009), who find that as Swedish parents age from "young-old" to "old-old" they become less likely to move closer to their children. They interpret this as a consequence of public institutions that provide care for the frail elderly in Sweden and substitute for direct care by children.…”
Section: Intergenerational Ties and The Location Decisions Of Young Cmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 The significance of the welfare state in patterns of intergenerational proximity in Nordic countries is also emphasized by Pettersson and Malmberg (2009), who find that as Swedish parents age from "young-old" to "old-old" they become less likely to move closer to their children. They interpret this as a consequence of public institutions that provide care for the frail elderly in Sweden and substitute for direct care by children.…”
Section: Intergenerational Ties and The Location Decisions Of Young Cmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the need for support varies among different groups (Luo et al 2012), compared with other countries where parents depend more regularly on grandparents' support and caregiving, the relatively generous childcare facilities in Sweden most likely allow grandparents to engage with grandchildren based on their own preferences and self-interest or as a complement to institutional care. It is likely that the overall positive experience of being a grandparent may enhance retirement, as a positive attitude toward their private life has been shown to influence early retirement among Swedish workers (Soidre 2005), and the presence of grandchildren has been shown to have an important influence on other major life events, such as migration (Pettersson and Malmberg 2009).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Blaauboer et al (2011) ont observé qu'en moyenne, les couples vivent significativement plus proches des parents de l'homme que de ceux de la femme, mais que la présence de jeunes enfants réduit la distance avec les parents de la femme, mais pas la distance avec les parents de l'homme. Dans la même veine, des études aux Pays-Bas (Van Diepen et ) et en Suède (Pettersson et Malmberg, 2009) ont constaté que la présence de jeunes enfants est un des meilleurs prédicteurs d'un rapprochement géographique avec les grands-parents. Dans un certain nombre de cas, le déménagement est effectué par les grands-parents.…”
Section: Une Importante Proximité Géographique Entre Le Jeune Et Sesunclassified
“…Les relations intergénérationnelles peuvent toutefois être réactivées à des étapes ultérieures du parcours de vie, à la naissance d'un enfant ou alors lorsque les parents deviennent dépendants (voir aussi Moguérou et al, 2012;Régnier-Loilier et Vivas, 2009). Dans certains cas, la distance géographique avec les parents est ajustée en fonction de ces nouveaux besoins (Pettersson et Malmberg, 2009;Van Diepen et Mulder, 2009). …”
Section: Un Lien De Confidence Parent-enfant Au-delà De La Proximitéunclassified
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