“More than a Parent, You’re a Caregiver”: Narratives of Fatherhood in Families of Adult Sons and Daughters with Life-long Disabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Steinour ◽  
Sara E. Green
Keyword(s):  
Adult Sons

Sexual orientation of adult sons of gay fathers.

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Bailey ◽  
David Bobrow ◽  
Marilyn Wolfe ◽  
Sarah Mikach
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gay Fathers ◽  
Adult Sons

Role of Emotional Attachment and Reciprocity in Sons’ Perceived Care Motivation for Parental Figures

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 422-422
Author(s):  
Ryo Hirayama ◽  
Ichiro Kai ◽  
Tomoko Wakui
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Attachment ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Parental Figures ◽  
Caregiving Roles ◽  
Household System ◽  
Family Matter

Abstract The collapse of the traditional Japanese household system and the subsequent social advancement of women has led supporting parents as a family matter, and led more men to assume caregiving roles; however, very few studies have focused on sons’ care motivation. This study aimed to understand adult sons’ perceived care motivation and to examine the respective related factors of emotional attachment and reciprocity. A total of 1322 men (M [age] = 44.5) participated in a web-based questionnaire survey. Perceived care motivation for providing five types of support (e.g., helping with daily activities and housework) to each parent and parent-in-law was assessed. Regression analyses revealed that emotional attachment with parents and parents-in-law predicted perceived care motivation for all types of support. Furthermore, the role of reciprocity was indicated by the association between rearing by mother-in-law and son-in-law’s motivation to provide assistance in financial matters, housework, and visiting a hospital.

Genitori e figli: quando i ruoli si invertono

2009 ◽  
pp. 104-119
Author(s):  
Chiara Nicolini ◽  
Palma Minervini
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Separation Condition ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Individuation Process ◽  
Personal Level

- With the present study we cast light upon the demanding labour of Individuation- Separation that adult sons and daughters are asked to renovate when their parents get old and become dependent. In this turning point, children are asked to some extent to become the parents of their own parents. This is a very tough passage and there is a risk of confounding, especially if an "unconscious mix up" acts upon the children, the parents or between them. Starting from the legend of Aeneas that carries his old father Anchises on his shoulders, some theoretical speculations about the painful separation from aged parents are here proposed. Clinical examples illustrate the therapist's work that helps the patient in the Individuation process. This process develops within the intra-psychic space but needs also a strong investment at an inter-personal level. Only after reaching a separation condition the adult son or daughter can carry on his/her shoulders the aged parent without being overcome by crossed projections.Key words: Individuation-separation, aged parents, adult sons/daughters

scholarly journals Who Are the Beneficiaries of China’s New Rural Pension Scheme? Sons, Daughters, or Parents?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3159
Author(s):  
Zhang ◽  
Luo ◽  
Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Fuzzy Regression ◽  
Pension Scheme ◽  
Adult Daughters ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Pension Income ◽  
Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Using Data

y applying a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, this study investigates whether sons, daughters, or parents are the beneficiaries of China’s New Rural Pension Scheme. Using data drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey, our results indicate that pension income crowds out approximately 27.9% of the monetary support from adult sons and decreases the likelihood that adult sons live with their parents by 6.5%. However, we do not find a significant effect of pension income on the likelihood that adult daughters live with their parents. In regards to the well-being of parents, which is measured by consumption and health outcomes, the results show that pension income increases food and non-food consumption by 16.3 and 15.1%, respectively, and improves the psychological health of the elderly. Accounting for the different effects of pension income for those with different income levels, our results show that the New Rural Pension Scheme only has a significant effect on the poor elderly.

scholarly journals NONTRADITIONAL VIEWS? HOW SIBLINGS MATTER FOR PERCEIVED PARENTAL CARE RESPONSIBILITY IN JAPAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S489-S490
Author(s):  
Ryo Hirayama ◽  
Tomoko Wakui
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Adult Daughters ◽  
Japanese Adult ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Gendered Division Of Labor ◽  
Paid Labor ◽  
Children’S Views

Abstract Our aim in this study was to explore whether and how siblings’ marital and work status influence Japanese adult children’s perceived responsibility for parental care. Within traditional familial institutions in Japan, married sons were expected to assume parental care responsibility. At the same time, such care arrangements built on gendered division of labor; sons served as family breadwinners, and their wives cared for their parents-in-law while out of the paid labor force. Yet, because of sociodemographic shifts such as a greater percentage of unmarried persons and a growing number of women who seek to maintain their job, it has been increasingly unclear which adult children can and should assume the role of parental caregiver. Using online survey data from 989 Japanese adult children who were all employees with no parental care experiences ever, we sought to clarify the influences of siblings’ circumstances on whether these children anticipated assuming responsibility for conducting different care tasks for their parents. In doing so, we focused on how siblings’ gender and work and marital status might combine to affect adult children’s anticipation of parental care responsibility. A series of logistic regression analyses revealed that having a married brother made it less likely for adult daughters to anticipate assuming responsibility for conducting typical care tasks (e.g., ADL assistance) whereas for adult sons, having a single sister declined such anticipation. We discuss our findings in terms of how traditional familial institutions still impinge on Japanese adult children’s views of parental care responsibility.

scholarly journals Non-abusing mothers’ agency after disclosure of the child’s extra-familial sexual abuse

2020 ◽  
pp. 135050682094443
Author(s):  
Hanife Serin
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Culture Of Silence

This qualitative study analysed the agency of eight non-abusing mothers in the Turkish Cypriot Community after disclosure that their child had been sexually abused by someone outside the family. The aim was to discover how, after disclosure, such mothers act to protect their children in the contexts of their family and community. The data were gathered via semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). In the nuclear family context, maternal agency emerged in the form of motherhood skills, including emotionally supporting the abused child, double-checking the child’s safety or limiting the child’s mobility, and controlling the actions of adult sons. In the community context, maternal agency was manifested in efforts to prevent men in the extended family or the abuser’s family from concealing the abuse and to obtain informal support from others such as birth or extended family members. The women were usually successful in hiding their reactions or making decisions in their children’s best interest despite frequently having to cope with the reality of living in a restrictive and patriarchal culture. The results emphasise the need for working with the general public and professionals to change the culture of silence and to improve the social support network for sexually abused children and non-abusing family members, especially mothers.

scholarly journals Exploring the Factors Influencing Kaohsiung Residents’ Intentions to Choose Age-Friendly Housing

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7793
Author(s):  
Kun-Kuang Wu ◽  
Chun-Chang Lee ◽  
Chih-Min Liang ◽  
Wen-Chih Yeh ◽  
Zheng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Family Income ◽  
City Center ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adult Sons ◽  
Housing Investments ◽  
Binary Logistic Model ◽  
The City ◽  
House Buyers

Taiwan’s declining birthrate has changed the housing market, which should become more consumer-oriented in the future. In particular, age-friendly housing has become a salient housing choice among buyers. Age-friendly housing consists of housing units that are suitable for occupants of any age. There are three concepts underlying such housing: aging in place, multigenerational-multiunit living arrangements, and lifetime homes. This study aimed to examine the factors affecting consumers’ choice of age-friendly housing. The participants were residents of Kaohsiung City, and data analysis was performed using a binary logistic model. The empirical results indicated that adult sons/daughters, residents who currently live in the city center, residents who have a high or medium monthly family income, residents who are currently part of a stem family, residents who desire to live under multigenerational-multiunit living arrangements, residents who desire to be a part of a stem family, and residents who prioritize housing type when house-buying are significantly more likely to choose age-friendly housing. These results can serve as a reference regarding age-friendly housing investments for investors, as well as for house buyers who are deliberating between age-friendly housing and ordinary housing.

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