Patterns of Giving to Family and Giving to Others in Midlife

Amanda E. Barnett (), Teresa M. Cooney () and Adam Shapiro ()
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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

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2020, vol. 41, issue 4, No 7, 705 pages

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Family giving; Charitable giving; Philanthropy; Life course; Resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s10834-020-09680-1

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