ABSTRACT Providing support between generations in a transnational family context is understudied in the aging literature. Specifically, this study investigated the stress experiences and stressors experienced by adult children in the United States when providing transnational support to their elderly mothers in India. Information gathered from two focus groups was supplemented by an online survey of 131 adult children. Participants expressed sentiments of worry, sadness, guilt, and especially helplessness at their limited capacity to care for their mothers from a distance. Results indicate that transnational family aged care is an important dimension of aging that requires further research. In particular, “in absentia caregiver stress” is experienced remotely, and has implications for the immigrant adult’s health and well-being.

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我在这里，你在那里：缺席照顾者的压力和成年子女对老年母亲的跨国支持

摘要 在老龄化的文献中，在跨国家庭背景下提供代际支持尚未得到充分研究。具体而言，这项研究调查了美国成年子女在为印度年迈的母亲提供跨国支持时所经历的压力经历和压力源。从两个焦点小组收集的信息得到了对 131 名成年儿童的在线调查的补充。参与者表达了担忧、悲伤、内疚，尤其是对他们从远处照顾母亲的能力有限的无助感。结果表明，跨国家庭养老是老龄化的一个重要维度，需要进一步研究。特别是，“缺席照顾者压力”是远程体验的，对移民成年人的健康和福祉有影响。