Time, money, and entry into parenthood: The role of (grand)parental support.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study's objective is to understand how parental propensities to provide support, as predicted by parental characteristics, shape adult daughters' and sons' entry into parenthood in the United States.

Background

Much research explores the influence of parental support on adult children's fertility, but the evidence is mixed and primarily focuses on European contexts. Theoretical approaches suggest that to best understand how parental support shapes adult children's outcomes, it is important to account for different forms of parental support, that is, time and money, and variation in parental characteristics.

Method

This study combined different data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics: the 2013 Roster and Family Transfers module, main interview data f

SUBMITTER: Pessin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature