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Grandparenting Roles and Volunteer Activity.
Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda1, Margaret Platt Jendrek2
1Department of Sociology & Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. bulandjr@miamioh.edu.
Summary
Grandparents providing nonresidential grandchild care are more likely to volunteer. However, those raising coresidential grandchildren have lower volunteering rates, possibly due to fewer resources.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Sociology of aging
- Family studies
Background:
- Grandparenting is a common role for older adults.
- The relationship between caregiving responsibilities and formal volunteering is not fully understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between different types of grandparenting roles and formal volunteering among older adults.
- To explore how providing grandchild care influences formal volunteer engagement.
Main Methods:
- Logistic regression analysis of the Health and Retirement Study (2004 wave) data (n=13,785).
- Longitudinal analyses using treatment effects models for grandparents beginning nonresidential grandchild care (2004-2008, n=10,811).
Main Results:
- Grandparents raising coresidential grandchildren showed lower odds of formal volunteering.
- Grandparents providing nonresidential grandchild care had higher odds of volunteering compared to non-caregiving grandparents and those with coresidential grandchildren.
- Nonresidential grandchild care was associated with increased volunteerism before and after assuming caregiving responsibilities.
Conclusions:
- Nonresidential grandchild care may facilitate formal volunteer participation, aligning with role accumulation theories.
- Lower human capital resources may explain the reduced volunteering among grandparents raising coresidential grandchildren.
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