Families with transnational links, old age and social work

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.79395
Keywords: family, old age, dynamics, factors, kinship

Abstract

The main aim of this research was to identify the relationships between the factors of family dynamics in people aged 50 and over with kinship relationships to migrants from Durango, Mexico. Based on a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and correlational study with men and women in early old age and old age, an intentional non-probabilistic sample was constructed with 629 participants providing information via a self-administered questionnaire. The data were processed using factor analysis, and four labels were constructed: affectivity, social support, conflict/violence and interaction. The results indicated a moderately positive relationship between affectivity and interaction, with a negative association between social support and conflict/violence. Variables such as type of kinship, age group, care and remittances also played a central role in exploring family environments. There is hence a need to continue investigating the complex situations that older adults face in contexts involving high levels of migration and make visible the challenges in terms of social work and social policy for this social group.

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Perla Vanessa De los Santos Amaya, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango

Pofesora -Investigadora de la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, México. Miembro Fundador de la Red Nacional de Trabajo Social Gerontológico. Responsable de la "Encuesta Binacional Migraciones, Familia y Pandemia", 2021 y del proyecto de investigación "Migracion de retorno, familia y vejez" llevada a cabo en Durango, México. Miembro del Cuerpo Académico Envejecimiento y Sociedad. Publicaciones recientes sobre emociones, migración y envejecimiento. Líneas de investigación: procesos sociales, bienestar y cultura.

María Concepción Arroyo Rueda

Profesora - Investigadora de la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, México. Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, nivel 1. Miembro Fundador de la Red Nacional de Trabajo Social Gerontológico. Líneas de investigación cuidados, género y bienestar

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Published
2023-02-01
How to Cite
De los Santos Amaya P. V. y Arroyo Rueda M. C. (2023). Families with transnational links, old age and social work. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 36(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.79395
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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2023)
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