Within-Family Differences in Intergenerational Contact: The Role of Gender Norms in a Patrilineal Society

Intergenerational contact is important to older adults’ quality of life, but less is known about within-family differences in older parents’ contact between sons and daughters, especially in countries with patrilineal traditions. Applying latent profile analysis to data on 3,228 Korean older adults’...

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Published inResearch on aging Vol. 46; no. 3-4; pp. 258 - 270
Main Authors Lim-Soh, Jeremy, Kim, Dahye, Kim, Kyungmin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2024
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Age differences
Aged
Children
Communication
Daughters
Families & family life
Family Conflict
Gender
Gender Identity
Gender roles
Health status
Humans
Intergenerational contact
Intergenerational Relations
Intergenerational relationships
Marital satisfaction
Marital Status
Mental depression
Older people
Parenthood education
Parents
Parents & parenting
Quality of Life
Sons
Traditions
Korean families
communicating
Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)
latent profile analysis
meeting
intergenerational relationships
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Summary:Intergenerational contact is important to older adults’ quality of life, but less is known about within-family differences in older parents’ contact between sons and daughters, especially in countries with patrilineal traditions. Applying latent profile analysis to data on 3,228 Korean older adults’ frequency of meeting and communication with each of their children, this study identified within-family patterns of intergenerational contact. Nearly half of parents exhibited gender-balanced patterns of meeting across children, while 13% reported “more frequent contact with daughters” and 39% reported “more frequent contact with sons.” On the other hand, “equally high contact” (77%) was the most common pattern for communication. Multinomial regression results showed that the derived patterns were differentiated by parents’ education, marital status, region, economic satisfaction, health, and depressive symptoms. The results highlighted the enduring nature of patrilineal traditions as well as the differing patterns of contact that Korean older adults have with their children.
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ISSN:0164-0275
1552-7573
1552-7573
DOI:10.1177/01640275231225379