Family obligations and support behaviour: a United States-Netherlands comparison
Family obligations and support behaviour: a United States-Netherlands comparison
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x10001339
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Dykstra, Pearl A.
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作者：
Cooney, Teresa M.;Dykstra, Pearl A.
这项研究利用了美利坚合众国（美国）和荷兰的全国调查数据，比较了有在世老年父母和成年子女的中年成年人的家庭义务和赡养行为。与基于福利国家差异的默认家庭主义假设相一致，美国样本比荷兰样本支持更强的家庭义务。然而，荷兰受访者更有可能与年轻一代和老年人一起参与家庭支持行为，这与家庭介入假设相反。家庭义务和支持行为之间的联系也进行了测试，揭示了更强的关联在美国的样本，符合家庭步骤的假设，但只有在与年迈的父母的关系。我们的结论是，荷兰受访者更有可能采取行动，他们的个人喜好，而美国受访者更受一般规范的义务对家庭成员。研究结果从两国社会政策差异的角度以及欧洲代际关系比较研究的结果进行了讨论。
This study draws on national survey data from the United States of America (USA) and the Netherlands to compare family obligations and support behaviour for middle-generation adults who have a living aged parent and adult child. Consistent with a familialism by default hypothesis based on welfare state differences, the US sample espouses stronger family obligations than the Dutch sample. Yet, the Dutch respondents are more likely to engage in family support behaviours with both the younger and older generations, contrary to a family-steps-in hypothesis. The connection between family obligations and support behaviour is also tested, revealing a stronger association in the US sample, consistent with a family-steps-in hypothesis, but only in regard to relations with ageing parents. We conclude that Dutch respondents are more likely to act on their individual preferences whereas American respondents are more influenced by general norms of obligation towards family members. The findings are discussed in terms of social policy differences between the two countries, and in light of results from comparative European studies of intergenerational relations.