van Gaalen Ruben I, Dykstra Pearl A, Flap Henk
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), SAV/SET, P.O. Box 4000, 2270JM Voorburg, The Netherlands.
Department of Social Demography, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), The Hague, The Netherlands.
Eur J Ageing. 2008 Feb 13;5(1):19-29. doi: 10.1007/s10433-008-0076-6. eCollection 2008 Mar.
In this paper we aim to reach beyond the dyadic perspective on intergenerational contact and examine the influence of the sibling network on parent-child contact. We include aggregate sibling network characteristics as well as the adult child's position in the network vis-à-vis siblings, and use data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (2002-2004 NKPS; 4,601 dyads). Regarding aggregate network characteristics results show that having sisters, having stepsiblings, increasing geographical distance between siblings, and decreasing levels of network cohesion are associated with less contact per parent-child dyad. Regarding the position of the adult child vis-à-vis his or her siblings, results show that having geographically or emotionally closer siblings has a negative effect on parent-child contact. The impact of differences in emotional distance among siblings is stronger when the analyses are limited to parents in poor health. Suggestions for future research are made.
在本文中，我们旨在超越代际接触的二元视角，研究兄弟姐妹网络对亲子接触的影响。我们纳入了兄弟姐妹网络的总体特征，以及成年子女相对于兄弟姐妹在网络中的位置，并使用了荷兰亲属关系面板研究（2002 - 2004年荷兰亲属关系面板研究；4601个二元组）的数据。关于总体网络特征，结果表明，有姐妹、有继兄弟姐妹、兄弟姐妹之间地理距离增加以及网络凝聚力水平下降，都与每个亲子二元组的接触减少有关。关于成年子女相对于其兄弟姐妹的位置，结果表明，有地理上或情感上更亲近的兄弟姐妹对亲子接触有负面影响。当分析仅限于健康状况不佳的父母时，兄弟姐妹之间情感距离差异的影响更强。本文还提出了对未来研究的建议。
