IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 7868: Scoping Review: Intergenerational Resource Transfer and Possible Enabling Factors

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 7868: Scoping Review: Intergenerational Resource Transfer and Possible Enabling Factors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217868 Authors: Wong Liao Etherton-Beer Baldassar Cheung Dale Flo Husebø Lay-Yee Millard Peri Thokala Wong Chau Chan Chung Yeoh We explore the intergenerational pattern of resource transfer and possible associated factors. A scoping review was conducted of quantitative, peer-reviewed, English-language studies related to intergenerational transfer or interaction. We searched AgeLine, PsycINFO, Social Work Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts for articles published between Jane 2008 and December 2018. Seventy-five studies from 25 countries met the inclusion criteria. The scoping review categorised resource transfers into three types: financial, instrumental, and emotional support. Using an intergenerational solidarity framework, factors associated with intergenerational transfer were placed in four categories: (1) demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, marital status, education, and ethno-cultural background); (2) needs and opportunities factors, including health, financial resources, and employment status; (3) family structures, namely, family composition, family relationship, and earlier family events; and 4) cultural-contextual structures, including state policies and social norms. Those factors were connected to the dire...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research