Change and Stability in Parent–Child Contact in Five Western Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11295263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Kalmijn (0000-0001-5217-1897, Tilburg University, corresponding author), Jannes De Vries (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-276 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-6577 • E-ISSN: 1572-9885 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10680-008-9176-4 |
| PMID | 19657474 |
| PMCID | PMC2720585 |
| OpenAlex | W2102391178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 54 |
Although much is known about changes in the conjugal family, little is known about trends in contact between parents and adult (independently living) children. Using unique survey data, we study changes in contact with the mother and the father in five western countries over a 15-year period (Austria, West Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and Italy). We describe changes and we examine the role of compositional changes in the trend. We find no evidence for a decline in intergenerational contact, in contrast to notions of individualism. In two countries, there has been an increase in contact with the mother and in three countries no net trend is observed. Contact with the father has not changed. Other forms of contact (e.g., telephone contact) have increased. Some compositional changes have had a downward pressure on the trend, leading to a decline in contact (i.e., rising education, declining church attendance), but these pressures have been compensated by counteracting compositional changes (declining sibsize) and by behavioral changes
Attendance · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Geography · Political science · Social contact · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |