Grandparenting Roles and Volunteer Activity

Bulanda, Jennifer Roebuck; Jendrek, Margaret Platt

doi:10.1093/geronb/gbu033

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“…Most prior research investigating decision-making relating to volunteering has either involved population samples that include both volunteers and non-volunteers to identify any differences between the groups (Bulanda and Jendrek, 2016;Dury et al, 2016;Gil-Lacruz et al, 2017;Gray et al, 2012;Hank and Stuck, 2008;Lee and Brudney, 2009;Mitani, 2013;Plagnol and Huppert, 2009;Taniguchi, 2011;van der Horst et al, 2016;Wang et al, 2016;Warburton and Stirling, 2007;Yeung, 2016) or only included current volunteers (Hong and Morrow-Howell, 2013;Kelemen et al, 2017;Larkin, Sadler, and Mahler, 2005;. The present study adopted an alternative approach by intentionally sampling those who do not engage in formal volunteering to identify factors contributing to their lack of participation.…”

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“…Among the studies to date that have specifically attempted to determine whether engaging in informal volunteering and/or caring duties competes with or complements formal volunteering among older people, no clear pattern has emerged. While most studies appear to demonstrate that there is complementarity between the two forms of activity as indicated by the tendency for individuals to participate in both (e.g., Bulanda and Jendrek, 2016;Gray, Khoo, and Reimondos, 2012;Hank and Stuck, 2008;Lee and Brudney, 2012;Plagnol and Huppert, 2009;Taniguchi, 2011), some suggest competition exists between the activities (e.g., Dury et al, 2016), and others fail to find support for either complementarity or competition (e.g., van der Horst et al, 2016).…”

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“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

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Formal volunteering is an important economic and social activity. In many countries, prevalence of volunteering is decreasing overall, including among older people who constitute a major volunteering resource. This qualitative study explored reasons for nonvolunteering among seniors, with a focus on those who attribute their non-volunteering to their existing helping commitments. Forty-nine Australian interviewees aged 60+ years described a range of social, psychological, and temporal factors that resulted in their prioritization of informal rather than formal volunteering activities. These factors are mapped onto a theoretical framework matrix, with social identity and social capital theories appearing to possess the most explanatory power. The findings suggest that programs designed to encourage formal volunteering among older people need to be implemented in a manner that recognizes that members of this group can hold many other responsibilities that limit their ability to participate, especially those assisting in the care of multiple generations.

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“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

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“…Fourth, associations between human, social, cultural capital and volunteering among Japanese older adults were similar to those in Western countries (Bulanda and Jendrek 2016;McNamara and Gonzales 2011;Wilson and Musick 1997) despite assumed differences in the context of volunteer work. Higher education, better physical and subjective health, a larger social network and being more religious were associated with volunteering, at least for regular volunteers.…”

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Volunteering among Japanese older adults: how are hours of paid work and unpaid work for family associated with volunteer participation?

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As the population ages, older adults are increasingly expected to play multiple productive roles. This study examined how hours of paid or unpaid work were associated with volunteering among older Japanese. Data came from the 2012 National Survey of the Japanese Elderly, a nationwide survey of Japanese aged 60 and older (N = 1,324). We performed multinominal logistic regression analyses to predict volunteering (regular or occasional versus non-volunteer) based on hours of paid work and unpaid work for family consisting of sick/disabled care, grandchild care and household chores. Those who worked moderate hours were most likely to be a regular volunteer while working 150 hours or more per month had a lower probability of volunteering, regardless of whether the work was paid or unpaid. Thus, full-time level work competed with volunteering for both paid and unpaid work for family, but it was more so for paid work. By types of activities, doing household chores and substantial grandchild care were positively associated with volunteering, and the latter complementary relationship was explained by a larger community network among grandparents. Our findings indicate that delaying retirement from full-time paid work may reduce the supply of regular volunteers in the community. Thus, policies to increase part-time work for older adults as well as the types of volunteer work in which paid workers can participate are necessary.

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“…Some of this negative impact can be explained by conflict between the grandparents’ expectations of retired life and the reality of caregiving for grandchildren (Landry-Meyer & Newman, 2004). Although the association between the level of community participation of grandparents and the caregiving status of grandparents was not examined in this study, research and practitioner reports indicate that caregiving responsibilities can limit participation in age-appropriate occupations such as volunteering in the community that could promote their health and well being (Bulanda & Jendrek, 2014). …”

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Impact of Grandchild Caregiving on African American Grandparents

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Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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The aim of this study was to describe the context and impact of caregiving for grandchildren with health concerns on grandparents. The study sample comprised 391 African American grandparents aged 55 or older. Logistic regression analysis indicated that grandparent caregivers of grandchildren with psychiatric or behavioral problems were more likely to experience a negative impact on their health (AOR = 7.86, p = .008) and leisure (AOR = 14.31, p = .024) than grandparent caregivers of grandchildren with no or other types of health problems. The findings underscore the need to support African American grandparent caregivers, particularly those raising grandchildren with mental health problems.

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Grandparenting Roles and Volunteer Activity

Cited by 27 publications

References 44 publications

“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

Volunteering among Japanese older adults: how are hours of paid work and unpaid work for family associated with volunteer participation?

Impact of Grandchild Caregiving on African American Grandparents

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