Sauter Julia
Norwegian Social Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
J Fam Issues. 2024 Dec;45(12):3009-3033. doi: 10.1177/0192513X241236563. Epub 2024 Feb 27.
This study investigated the associations between the current family structure and the agreement with family obligations in middle and old age. It also tested whether gender differences exist in these associations. Based on research that has observed steprelationships tend to be less close than biological relationships are, it is argued that older individuals who are stepparents have lower agreement with family obligations than their counterparts in biological families have. The analytical sample was drawn from the Norwegian Life Course Ageing and Generation survey and consisted of 5564 individuals aged 50 and older. Findings suggest that individuals who do not have biological children but who are stepparents to their partners' children agree more with filial obligations and less with parental obligations than biological parents do. The findings extend knowledge on diverse family structures in old age.
本研究调查了当前家庭结构与中老年时期对家庭义务的认同之间的关联。研究还检验了这些关联中是否存在性别差异。基于已有研究观察到继亲关系往往不如亲生关系亲密,有人认为,身为继父母的老年人对家庭义务的认同低于原生家庭中的同龄人。分析样本取自挪威生命历程老龄化与代际调查,由5564名50岁及以上的个体组成。研究结果表明,没有亲生孩子但身为其伴侣孩子继父母的个体,比亲生父母更认同子女义务,而对父母义务的认同则较低。这些发现扩展了关于老年时期不同家庭结构的知识。