Resources and transversal competencies to reconcile child and parental responsibilities: A mini-review of the impact of COVID-19 on the Italian sandwich generation-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Resources and transversal competencies to reconcile child and parental responsibilities: A mini-review of the impact of COVID-19 on the Italian sandwich generation

Published:2023-09-11 Issue:3 Volume:13 Page:192-197
ISSN:2228-6497
Container-title:Health Promotion Perspectives
language:en
Short-container-title:Health Promot Perspect

Author:

De Lorenzo Aurelia¹^ORCID,Lattke Lynda S.¹²^ORCID,Zedda Elga²,Rabaglietti Emanuela¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. SE-CREA Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

2. Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Abstract

Longer life spans and the delayed economic and psychological independence of children mean that middle-aged parents find themselves caring for parents and children at the same period in their lives, at times this care may extend to grandchildren and grandparents. The type of care varies depending on each person’s need but also on the gender of the individual who looks after their parents while taking care of their own children. Cultural factors can also come into play. Complications in the lives of those who are part of the Sandwich Generation (SG) may arise affecting the quality of their time, their psyche, physical and financial situation. Having the necessary skills and strategies to cope with these complications is extremely important

Publisher

Maad Rayan Publishing Company

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Education,Health (social science)

Link

https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-13-192.pdf

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