ABSTRACT

Research on the effects of globalization and immigration on family relationships has focused on younger families. Few studies have addressed the issue of immigrant adult children caring for their ageing parents in their home country. The purpose of this article was to review the empirical evidence on transnational caregiving to ageing parents and summarize identified themes. Using search terms specific to transnational caregiving, a database search resulted in 25 articles. All were published since 2000, reflecting the limited attention given to transnational elder care. Eight themes were identified: cohort and life cycle factors and political context; economic factors; cultural factors; identity of immigrants; gender roles; resistance to institutional care; economic and emotional costs of care; and use of technology. Despite the high economic and emotional costs, immigrant adult children aimed to care for their ageing parents in their home country fulfiling their filial responsibility and confirming their ethnic identity. Remittances to family of origin helped reducing immigrant adult children's guilt. Men were increasingly involved with care by using technology. Although the included studies were limited to immigrants pursuing economic opportunities in a small number of countries, overall, immigrant adult children displayed creativity in how they managed caregiving across national borders.

摘要

全球化和移民对家庭关系影响的研究主要集中在年轻家庭。很少有研究涉及成年移民子女在本国照顾年迈父母的问题。本文的目的是回顾跨国照顾年迈父母的实证证据并总结已确定的主题。使用特定于跨国护理的搜索词，数据库搜索得到 25 篇文章。所有这些都是自 2000 年以来发表的，反映出对跨国老年护理的关注有限。确定了八个主题：队列和生命周期因素以及政治背景；经济因素；文化因素；移民身份；性别角色; 对机构照料的抗拒；护理的经济和情感成本；和技术的使用。尽管经济和情感成本高昂，移民成年子女的目标是在本国照顾年迈的父母，履行孝道责任并确认他们的民族身份。汇款给原籍家庭有助于减少移民成年子女的内疚感。通过使用技术，男性越来越多地参与护理。尽管纳入的研究仅限于在少数国家寻求经济机会的移民，但总体而言，成年移民子女在如何管理跨国界的照料方面表现出了创造力。通过使用技术，男性越来越多地参与护理。尽管纳入的研究仅限于在少数国家寻求经济机会的移民，但总体而言，成年移民子女在如何管理跨国界的照料方面表现出了创造力。通过使用技术，男性越来越多地参与护理。尽管纳入的研究仅限于在少数国家寻求经济机会的移民，但总体而言，成年移民子女在如何管理跨国界的照料方面表现出了创造力。