Connections and Constraints: The Effects of Children on Caregiving

Dados Bibliográficos

AUTOR(ES) N. Gerstel , S. K. Gallagher
ANO 2001
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Journal of Marriage and Family
ISSN 0022-2445
E-ISSN 1741-3737
EDITORA Sage Publications (United States)
DOI 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00265.x
CITAÇÕES 17
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 616e8857634dbe60fe030016cfda5c66

Resumo

This article assesses the effects of children on parents' involvement in caregiving. On the basis of interviews with 273 respondents, we address the effects of having children on care given to kin and nonkin; assess the effects of children's characteristics, especially age and gender, on the help mothers and fathers provide; and examine how these vary with mothers' employment. Overall, we find that the presence of children connects parents into networks of care more than it constrains them. The effects vary depending on the characteristics of the child (including age and gender) as well as characteristics of the parent (like gender and employment).

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