Residential choice following separation and widowhood in middle and later life in Belgium and Sweden

It is well-documented that residential moves are connected to life events such as separation or widowhood. However, much less is known about the residential choices that follow these events in middle and later life (between ages 50 and 70) and how the location of family members outside the household relates to these choices. Comparing the cases of Belgium and Sweden, this paper addresses (i) the extent to which (im)mobility after separation or widowhood is associated with the presence of older parents and adult children nearby; (ii) the extent to which the choice of destination is associated w... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Zilincikova, Zuzana
Linares, Isabel Palomares
Artamonova, Alyona
Brandén, Maria
Schnor, Christine
Dokumenttyp: article in journal
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: Linköpings universitet
Institutet för analytisk sociologi
IAS
Schlagwörter: discrete-choice models / family ties / grey divorce / internal migration / separation / widowhood / Public Health / Global Health / Social Medicine and Epidemiology / Folkhälsovetenskap / global hälsa / socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28947739
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Link(s) : http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-198667

It is well-documented that residential moves are connected to life events such as separation or widowhood. However, much less is known about the residential choices that follow these events in middle and later life (between ages 50 and 70) and how the location of family members outside the household relates to these choices. Comparing the cases of Belgium and Sweden, this paper addresses (i) the extent to which (im)mobility after separation or widowhood is associated with the presence of older parents and adult children nearby; (ii) the extent to which the choice of destination is associated with the location of older parents and adult children for those separated, widowed, and married individuals who moved, and (iii) how these patterns vary among men and women. We answer these questions employing logistic regression models and discrete-choice models fitted to Belgian and Swedish register data from 2012 to 2014. The results show unique patterns of mobility around separation and widowhood which differ from those of continuously married individuals. Separated and widowed men and women in both countries are generally more likely to make a move towards their parents than continuously married ones. Widowhood is also associated with an increased propensity for a move towards ones children. In contrast, separation is associated with a lower propensity for moving towards ones children, especially among men. ; Funding Agencies|European Research Council [740113]; Swedish Research Council [2019-00245]; Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland [345183]; Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare [2016-07115]; Fond de la Recherche Scientifique de Belgique; Walloon Region