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  • Sociology
  • Family Studies

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  • Understanding intergenerational exchange is crucial for aging populations.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated how specific attributes of exchange influence older adults' expectations of support from adult children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the associations between three attributes of intergenerational exchange (content, direction, recency) and older adults' expected sick care and comfort from adult children.
  • To differentiate between like-kind and spillover associations in intergenerational support expectations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (N = 5,023) comprising older adults and their adult children.
  • Analyzed the relationships between past intergenerational exchange attributes and future expected support (sick care, comfort).

Main Results:

  • Like-kind associations (expecting similar support previously exchanged) were more prevalent than spillover associations (expecting different support).
  • Like-kind associations for expected sick care and comfort were consistent across exchange direction and recency.
  • Spillover associations differed: recent emotional transfer (upward or downward) predicted expected sick care, while only recent upward instrumental transfer predicted expected comfort.

Conclusions:

  • Intergenerational support expectations are shaped by both the type of exchange and its recency and direction.
  • Findings highlight distinct patterns for expected sick care versus comfort, particularly concerning spillover effects.
  • This research contributes to gerontological understanding of complex intergenerational dynamics and future support provisioning.