Publication details
Adult Children's Partnership Status and Access to Parental Support : Evidence from SHARE Wave 9
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Access to intergenerational support is a key factor shaping social inequalities among adult children. While partnered individuals benefit from pooled household resources, single adults may rely more heavily on parental transfers. However, it remains unclear whether they receive comparable levels of support. This research tests whether partnership status is associated with unequal access to financial, practical, and emotional support from parents. The research analyses parent-reported downward intergenerational transfers using SHARE Wave 9 (2021–2022) across European countries, classified into transfer regimes following Albertini & Kohli (2013): Nordic, Continental, Southern. Using two-level logistic regression models (children nested within parents) and controlling for transfer regime, the analysis estimates the association between partnership status and receiving parental support. Preliminary results indicate that unpartnered adults differ from partnered individuals in access to parental support, and that these differences vary by partnership history. These findings suggest that partnership status shapes access to family safety nets, with implications for understanding intergenerational stratification. |
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