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The impact of adult children living at home on the well-being of Spanish parents: Evidence from panel data.
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Social Science & Medicine . Jan2024, Vol. 340, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Despite the prevalence of co-residence of adult children and their parents across Europe, there is only limited empirical evidence on the impact of such living arrangements on well-being. This paper investigates the impact of adult children living in the household on the well-being of Spanish parents aged 50-75. Using three waves of panel data from the Spanish Survey of Household Finances we assess whether the impact on parental well-being differs depending on the age of the child, and whether the effect depends on the gender of the parent. We find that there is a negative impact on parents' well-being of older adult children (aged 30 or over) living in the household, while cohabitation with younger children (aged 18-29) is not found to affect parental well-being. When analysing the impact on mothers and fathers separately we find that the negative effect of older children living in the household is driven by a significant reduction in the well-being of mothers, with no evidence of a corresponding effect on fathers. The negative effect on mothers' well-being seems to be related to co-residence with older sons rather than older daughters. • Co-residing with older adult children is found to lower Spanish parents' well-being. • This effect is driven by a negative impact on the well-being of mothers. • The negative impact appears to be related to co-residence with older sons. • Co-residing with younger adult children is not found to affect well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02779536
- Volume :
- 340
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Science & Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174816383
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116492