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‘Returning the love’, not ‘balancing the books’: talk about delayed reciprocity in supporting ageing parents. |
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Ageing and Society, 32(4), May 2012, pp.634-654. |
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0144-686X |
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1469-1779 |
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This article focuses on the meaning attributed by adult children to the support they provide their parents. Delayed reciprocity or ‘paying back’ parents has been suggested as a potential motivator of support provided by adult children to their ageing parents. The purpose of this study was to examine whether, how and in what ways adult children interpret and apply the concept of delayed reciprocity in filial relationships. The study participants were 12 men and 16 women in Victoria, Canada who provide at least 3 hours support a month to one or both ageing parents. Each participant was interviewed individually on 2 occasions. Data were analysed interpretively, using thematic coding, contextualised reflection and guiding questions. The findings suggest that delayed reciprocity is limited as an interpretive framework for describing parent support. Overall, comments reflected qualification or rejection of ‘paying back’ in the sense of a filial contract. Delayed reciprocity appears for most participants to symbolise imbalance, expectedness or obligation, and a lack of affection. In response, participants tended to reject delayed reciprocity in favour of interpretations emphasising mutuality, family role duties and reciprocated love. |
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families; family relations; motivation; older people; parents; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=fa8a0e6e-952a-4392-8446-04f64d75d3d0 |
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