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Patterns of Giving to Family and Giving to Others in Midlife

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  • Amanda E. Barnett

    (University of Wisconsin – Stout)

  • Teresa M. Cooney

    (University of Colorado Denver)

  • Adam Shapiro

    (California State University, San Marcos)

Abstract

Guided by life course and resource perspectives, this study investigated patterns of middle-aged adults’ giving of time and money within and outside their immediate family. National data from Midlife in the United States II (MIDUS II) were analyzed for 759 middle-aged adults. Latent class analysis provided strong evidence for a 4-class model of giving patterns. The four types were (a) General Benefactors (30%), (b) Time Benefactors (28%), (c) Financial Philanthropists (26%), and (d) Uninvolved (16%), revealing that the majority of midlife adults give time and/or money within and outside their immediate family while fewer give money outside their family only or not at all. Middle-aged adults’ contextual factors, resource availability and demands, and perceptions of family relationships and non-family roles predicted giving pattern membership. The heterogeneous giving patterns of midlife adults have implications for research and practice.

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  • Amanda E. Barnett & Teresa M. Cooney & Adam Shapiro, 2020. "Patterns of Giving to Family and Giving to Others in Midlife," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 41(4), pages 691-705, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:41:y:2020:i:4:d:10.1007_s10834-020-09680-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10834-020-09680-1
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