Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Dluga Street 44/50, 00-241 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 13;18(10):5151. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105151.
The aging of the population, coupled with increasing divorce and remarriage rates, are changing the structure of potential non-financial support for older parents. The purpose of this study was to examine support provided to parents aged 50+ in stepfamilies and to determine if the difference existed between help provided by natural children and stepchildren. The primary objective was to investigate whether blood ties were a significant determinant of the support if the quality of the relationship between the parent and a natural child or a stepchild was taken into account. The secondary objective was to answer the question to what extent the reciprocal exchange motive of support was observed in stepfamilies. The probability of non-financial support from children and stepchildren was estimated based on the sixth wave of the SHARE (Survey on Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) database for European countries. Children in stepfamilies provided less non-financial help to parents than those in intact families. Stepchildren were less likely to be in stepparents' social networks, and stepparents provided less help with childcare for grandchildren than they did to their biological children. Relationship closeness and looking after grandchildren increased the probability of non-financial support to older parents, regardless of whether the donor was a natural child or a stepchild.
人口老龄化，加上离婚率和再婚率的上升，正在改变潜在的非经济支持老年人父母的结构。本研究的目的是考察 50 岁以上的父母在再婚家庭中得到的支持，并确定自然子女和继子女提供的帮助是否存在差异。主要目的是调查在考虑到父母与自然子女或继子女之间关系的质量的情况下，血缘关系是否是支持的重要决定因素。次要目的是回答在再婚家庭中观察到支持互惠交换动机的程度。基于欧洲国家的 SHARE（欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查）数据库的第六波数据，估计了来自子女和继子女的非财务支持的可能性。与完整家庭的子女相比，再婚家庭的子女为父母提供的非财务帮助较少。继子女不太可能进入继父母的社交网络，继父母也不太可能为继子女的孙辈提供照顾，而不是为自己的亲生子女提供照顾。关系亲密和照顾孙辈增加了对老年父母的非财务支持的可能性，无论捐赠者是自然子女还是继子女。
