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Partner Care Arrangements and Well-Being in Mid- and Later Life: The Role of Gender Across Care Contexts
[Societal and individual determinants of medical care utilization in the United States]

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  • Ginevra Floridi
  • Nekehia T Quashie
  • Karen Glaser
  • Martina Brand

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ObjectivesWe assess gender moderation in the association between partner care arrangements and individuals’ well-being, and the extent to which gender differences vary across European care contexts.MethodsWe use 2015 data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe for 3,465 couples aged 50+, where at least 1 partner receives care. We assess gender differences in individuals’ life satisfaction and depressive symptoms across 5 partner care arrangements: solo-; shared formal; shared informal; outsourced formal; and outsourced informal care. We explore heterogeneity in the gendered associations across 4 care contexts: Northern, Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe.ResultsSharing care with formal providers is associated with lower well-being among women than men, with a significant well-being “penalty” among Southern European women with partners in shared formal care. Outsourcing partner care to informal providers is associated with higher well-being than other care arrangements for men across care contexts, but with lower well-being for women in Southern Europe.DiscussionPolicies to support caregivers’ well-being need to be sensitive to the coordination of formal and informal caregiving support for men and women in their respective care contexts.

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  • Ginevra Floridi & Nekehia T Quashie & Karen Glaser & Martina Brand, 2022. "Partner Care Arrangements and Well-Being in Mid- and Later Life: The Role of Gender Across Care Contexts [Societal and individual determinants of medical care utilization in the United States]," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 77(2), pages 435-445.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:77:y:2022:i:2:p:435-445.
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