Exploring Gender Differences in the Relationships between Eldercare and Labour Force Participation
- Authors
- Lee, Yeonjung; Tang, Fengyan; Kim, Kevin H.; Albert, Steven M.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2015
- Publisher
- CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
- Keywords
- aging; competing roles; cross-lagged panel model; gender difference; work-family policy; working caregiver
- Citation
- CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT, v.34, no.1, pp 14 - 25
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT
- Volume
- 34
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 14
- End Page
- 25
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/70634
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0714980814000543
- ISSN
- 0714-9808
1710-1107
- Abstract
- This study investigated the reciprocal relationship between parental caregiving and labour force participation to determine whether (1) caregiving related to subsequent employment; (2) employment related to subsequent caregiving; (3) caregiving and labour force participation had a reciprocal relationship across time; and (4) gender differences existed in these relationships. A cross-lagged panel design was applied with structural equation modeling. The study sample included adult children aged 51 or older with living parents or parents-in-law. No reciprocal relationship was found between caregiving and labour force participation, but gender differences were evident. Women caregivers in 2006 were less likely to be working in 2008, whereas employment status was not related to subsequent caregiving. In contrast, men working in 2008 were less likely to be caregiving in 2010, whereas caregiving was not related to subsequent employment status. Findings suggest that gender plays an important role in the relationship between caregiving and labour force participation.
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