CHILDLESSNESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLD AGE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.23979/fypr.77931" target="_blank" >10.23979/fypr.77931</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

CHILDLESSNESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLD AGE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This structured literature review is an attempt at a comprehensive overview of the research on childlessness and social support in old age. In total 33 articles published between January 2000 and July 2018 were reviewed. The articles covered nonparents and social support, social contacts, social networks, and various socio-demographic factors that may influence these. While there was no overall consensus on these topics, some findings emerged more frequently than others. Nonparents have smaller, more diverse social networks, fewer frequent social contacts with family members, but see friends and neighbours more often. Most articles also depict the childless elderly as a vulnerable group with higher rates of loneliness. They generally do not lack social support in the form of household help, yet their social networks appear to be less capable of providing more intensive care. Cultural context, marital status, gender, age, and health status also affect these. Interestingly among parents, family size and the gender and proximity of children also play an important role in social support provision. The review concludes that despite elderly nonparents having more diverse social networks to compensate for the absence of children, they seem to suffer more from social loneliness than parents, and their social networks may provide less support, which may result in a lack of social support when facing deteriorating health.

Název v anglickém jazyce

CHILDLESSNESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLD AGE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Popis výsledku anglicky

This structured literature review is an attempt at a comprehensive overview of the research on childlessness and social support in old age. In total 33 articles published between January 2000 and July 2018 were reviewed. The articles covered nonparents and social support, social contacts, social networks, and various socio-demographic factors that may influence these. While there was no overall consensus on these topics, some findings emerged more frequently than others. Nonparents have smaller, more diverse social networks, fewer frequent social contacts with family members, but see friends and neighbours more often. Most articles also depict the childless elderly as a vulnerable group with higher rates of loneliness. They generally do not lack social support in the form of household help, yet their social networks appear to be less capable of providing more intensive care. Cultural context, marital status, gender, age, and health status also affect these. Interestingly among parents, family size and the gender and proximity of children also play an important role in social support provision. The review concludes that despite elderly nonparents having more diverse social networks to compensate for the absence of children, they seem to suffer more from social loneliness than parents, and their social networks may provide less support, which may result in a lack of social support when facing deteriorating health.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50402 - Demography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Finnish Yearbook of Population Research

ISSN

1796-6191

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2018

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

53

Stát vydavatele periodika

FI - Finská republika

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

25-50

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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