Family, welfare state generosity and the vulnerability of older adults: A cross-national study

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-357

  Moor, Nienke ^a   de Graaf, Paul M ^a   Komter, Aafke ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Family ties; Life satisfaction; Vulnerability; Welfare state generosity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY TIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VULNERABILITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELFARE STATE GENEROSITY;

AGING; FAMILY TIES; LIFE SATISFACTION; VULNERABILITY; WELFARE STATE GENEROSITY;

AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OLD AGE ASSISTANCE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84883693451     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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