Childlessness and sibling positioning in upward intergenerational support: Insights from Singapore

• Main Authors: KIM, Dahye, HO, Christine, TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: aging; children; fertility; intergenerational relationships; siblings; Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Growth and Development
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2731; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3730/viewcontent/Childlessness_and_sibling_positioning_in_upward_intergenerational_support__Insights_from_Singapore.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objective: This brief report aims to explore the role of child-lessness and its interaction with sibling positioning (i.e., birth order and gender) in upward intergenerational support within the context of Asian familial and patrilineal values. Background: Despite the increasing rates of childlessne...