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    Reciprocity of care between parents and adult children. The impact of caring on employment

    Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M,

    This Project is part of the following research programme/s:

    Intergenerational exchange

    Overview

    With rising longevity it is at older ages that individuals start to experience limitations in their activities of daily living, increasing their need for social care. Previous research has highlighted the central role of the family in providing this informal care, particularly from one's spouse or adult children. For adult children the likelihood of being a caregiver peaks between ages 45-64. With increasing caregiving responsibilities, adult child carers' ability to participate in the labour market may be affected, as there is a time constraint on their capacity to take up multiple roles. This research contributes to the literature by examining the association between employment and caregiving using longitudinal data from the UK.

    Publications & Activities

    Children's migration and chronic illness among older parents 'left behind' in China
    British Society of Gerontology 47th Annual Conference 2018 (2018). (University of Manchester)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Qin M, Vlachantoni A,

    Children's migration and chronic illness among older parents 'left behind' in China
    BSG Conference 2017 (2017). (BSG Conference 2017)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Qin M,

    Children's migration and chronic illness among older parents 'left behind' in China
    SSM - Population Health (2017). 3 803-807
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Qin M,

    Children's migration and lifestyle-related chronic disease among older parents 'left behind' in India.
    SSM - Population Health (2017). 3 352-357
    Authors: Falkingham J, Qin M, Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M,

    Children's migration and lifestyle-related chronic disease among older parents left behind in India.
    British Society for Population Studies 2018 Conference (2018). (University of Winchester)
    Authors: Falkingham J, Qin M, Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M,

    Dynamics of Social Care and Paid Work in Mid-Life
    Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2015 (2015). (San Diego)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Vlachantoni A,

    Elder abuse as a risk factor for psychological distress among older adults in India: a cross-sectional study
    BMJ Open (2017). 7 (10)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Qin M, Vlachantoni A,

    Help Me to Help You? Reciprocity Between Adult Children and Older Parents over the Lifecourse.
    Population Association of America, Washington D.C., 2016 (2016). (Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C.)
    Authors: Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A,

    Inequality in Access to Social Care in England
    Care Conversations' seminar (2016). (University of Oxford)
    Authors: Vlachantoni A,

    Intergenerational Flows of Support between Parents and Adult Children
    EPC 2016 (2016). (Mainz, Germany)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Vlachantoni A,

    Intergenerational Flows of Support between Parents and Adult Children
    Ageing & Society (2016). 38 321-351
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Vlachantoni A,

    Reciprocity between adult children and older parents over lifecourse
    45th Annual BSG Conference 2016 (2016). (University of Stirling)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Vlachantoni A,

    Reciprocity between adult children and older parents over the lifecourse
    44th Annual BSG Conference 2015 (2015). (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
    Authors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, Vlachantoni A,

    The dynamics of social care and employment in mid-life
    Ageing and Society (2017). 39 (2) 381-408
    Authors: Gomez-Leon M, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A,

    The dynamics of social care and paid work in mid-life
    BSG Conference 2017 (2017). (The Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University)
    Authors: Gomez-Leon M, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A,

    The dynamics of social care and paid work in mid-life
    2016 BSPS Conference (2016). (University of Winchester)
    Authors: Gomez-Leon M, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A,

    The provision of support towards multiple generations
    BSG Conference 2017 (2017). (The Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University)
    Authors: Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M, Evandrou M, Falkingham J,

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