The duration and intensity of adolescents' childcare and eldercare responsibilities: Links to short- and long-term educational outcomes.

ABSTRACT: This longitudinal study documents individual differences in the intensity and duration of adolescents' childcare and eldercare responsibilities from ages 14 to 18. Further, it investigates how adolescents' caregiving responsibilities are associated with socioeconomic background, and educational achievement in high school and at midlife. Participants (N = 1,130, 52% female, 12% Asian, 9% Black, 4% Hispanic) were followed longitudinally from ages 14 to 46. They reported the number of hours they provided care for children and elderly persons at four yearly time points during adolescence, their high school grade point averages, whether they graduated from high school on time, and their educational attainment at age 46. Parents reported their household income and level of education. Adol

SUBMITTER: Armstrong-Carter E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407241 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature