Parental caregiving among the sandwich generation in Bangkok metropolitan area
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Orathai Vejbhumi (2009). Parental caregiving among the sandwich generation in Bangkok metropolitan area. Retrieved from: http://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/330.
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Parental caregiving among the sandwich generation in Bangkok metropolitan area
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The objectives of this study are; first, to describe parent caregiving of the sandwich generation; second, to study intergenerational support between the sandwich generation and their parents and third, to analyze factors influencing the sandwich generation’s parent care behavior. Data was collected from sample representing the target population through face-to-face interview. The unit of analysis was individuals, both male and female, aged between 35-55 years old, who are categorized as having sandwich generation characteristics. The samples were selected by multi-stage stratified random sampling method. Descriptive statistics and the hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to analyze parent caregiving of the sandwich generation. It was found that females provide more of physical care to their parents than males do but for emotional care, males sandwich generation give more this care to their parents than their female counterparts. Nearly half of the sandwich generation in both groups give 1-5% of their income to their parents. Whether or not the sandwich generation has siblings, if they live with their parents, they are the primary caregivers. The caregiving and support between the sandwich generation and their parents is rather reciprocal than unidirectional. The co-residence between the sandwich generation and the parents is an important factor enabling the parents to obtain care from their children, all of which is clearly in contrast to the parents living separately from the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation members who are the only child have to assume nearly all aspects of the primary caregiver’s role which means bearing a heavier burden than the sandwich generation members who have sibling(s). In addition, their parents have to take care of themselves to a larger degree than parents with many children. Financial support to parents is the only caregiving in which the siblings take part the most compared to other types of caregiving. Among the sandwich generation members who have sibling(s), the parental caregiving from brother(s) or sister(s) has no influence on all three types of care provision. The value of gratitude is the most important reason for parental care provision by the Thai sandwich generation as found in this study. This research suggested that government should help the elderly in the informal and unskilled labor force. Social welfare should provide funds to help the elderly poor both financially and through welfare, promoting the employment of the elderly in non-physically punishing job. The government should have long-term policies to deal with the increasing number of the single-child families because the parental caregiving falls heavily on the single child of the family, and the parents have to take care of themselves more than those having several children. The government should have a welfare policy emphasizing income security and health protection so that the elderly parents can still have their own autonomy and be in stable relationships with their children.
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Thesis (Ph.D. (Population and Development))--National Institute of Development Administration, 2009