Peer-review journals
Forthcoming:
Di Gessa, G., Glaser, K. and Zaninotto, P. (2022) Is grandparental childcare socio-economically patterned? Evidence from the English longitudinal study of ageing. European Journal of Ageing. Doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00675-x, published online: 21 January 2022.
Ates, M., Bordone, V. and Arpino, B. (Forthcoming) Does grandparental childcare provision affect number, satisfaction and with whom leisure activities are done? Forthcoming in Ageing & Society. Doi: 10.1017/S0144686X2100009X, published on-line: 8 March 2021.
Di Gessa, G., Bordone, V. and Arpino, B. (Forthcoming) The role of fertility in the demography of grandparenthood: evidence from Italy. Forthcoming in Journal of Population Ageing. Doi: 10.1007/s12062-020-09310-6, published on-line 15 October 2020.
2022:
Bordone, V. and Arpino, B. (2022) Is there a rejuvenating effect of (grand)childcare? A longitudinal study on German data. Forthcoming in The Journal of Gerontology: Series B, 77(2), 446-455. Doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab021.
Zanasi, F., Arpino, B., Pirani, E., Bordone V. (2022) Work histories and provision of grandparental childcare among Italian older women. Genus, 78(11). Doi: 10.1186/s41118-022-00158-6.
2021:
Arpino, B., Pasqualini, M. and Bordone, V. (2021) Physically distant but socially close? Changes in non-physical intergenerational contacts at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older people in France, Italy and Spain. European Journal of Ageing, 18, 185-194. Doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00621-x.
Arpino, B., Pasqualini, M., Bordone, V., and Solé-Auró, A. (2021). Older people’s non-physical contacts and depression during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Gerontologist , 61(2), 176–186.
Ellwardt L., Hank K. and Mendes de Leon C.F. (2021). Grandparenthood and risk of mortality: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. Forthcoming in Social Science &Medicine, 268, 113371. Doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113371.
Pasqualini, M., Di Gessa, G. & Tomassini, C. (2021). A change is (not) gonna come: a 20-year overview of Italian grandparent–grandchild exchanges. Genus, 77(33). Doi: 10.1186/s41118-021-00142-6.
2020:
Arpino, B., Bordone, V., and Pasqualini, M. (2020). No clear association emerges between intergenerational relationships and COVID-19 fatality rates from macro-level analyses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 117(32), 19116-19121.
Arpino B. and Gómez-León, M. (2020) Consequences on depression of combining grandparental childcare with other caregiving roles. Aging & Mental Health, 24(8), 1263-1270.
Bordone V., Arpino, B. and Rosina, A. (2020) Forever young? Prevalence and correlates of feeling old, Ageing & Society, 40(8), 1669-1693.
Di Gessa G., Bordone, V. and Arpino, B. (2020) Becoming a grandparent and its effect on well-being: the role of order of transitions, time, and gender. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75(10), 2250–2262.
Tomassini, C., Zamberletti, J., Lallo, C. and Cavrini, G. (2020). Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents. Genus, 76(1), 1-22.
Wetzel, M. and Hank, K. (2020). Grandparents’ Relationship to Grandchildren in the Transition to Adulthood. Forthcoming in: Journal of Family Issues, 41(10), 1885-1904 .
Zanasi, F. and Sieben, I. (2020). Grandmothers’ Transition to Retirement: Evidence from Italy. Polis, 2, 281–308.
Zanasi, F., Sieben, I. and Uunk, W. (2020). Work history, economic resources, and women’s labour market withdrawal after the birth of the first grandchild. European Journal of Ageing, 17, 109–118.
2019:
Arpino, B. and Solé-Auró, A. (2019) Education inequalities in health among older European men and women: the role of active aging. Journal of Aging and Health, 31(1), 185-208.
Bordone, V. and Arpino, B. (2019) Grandparenthood, grandparenting and depression in 18 European countries. ZfF–Zeitschrift für Familienforschung/Journal of Family Research, 31(2).
2018:
We organized a Special Section on Grandparenthood in Europe in the European Journal of Ageing (Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2018) including the following articles from our group:
Glaser K. and Hank K. (2018) Grandparenthood in Europe (Editorial). European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 221–223.
Albertini M. and Tosi M. (2018) Grandparenting after parental divorce: The association between non-resident parent-child meetings and grandparenting in Italy. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3): 277-286.
Arpino B., Bordone V. and Balbo N. (2018) Grandparenting, education and subjective wellbeing of older Europeans. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 251–263.
Glaser, K., Stuchbury, R., Pric,e D., Di Gessa, G., Ribe, E. and Tinker, A. (2018) Trends in the prevalence of grandparents living with grandchild(ren) in selected European countries and the United States. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 237-250.
Hank, K., Cavrini, G., Di Gessa, G. and Tomassini, C. (2018) What do we know about grandparents? Insights from current quantitative data and identification of future data needs. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 225-235.
Zamberletti, J., Cavrini, G. and Tomassini, C. (2018). Grandparents providing childcare in Italy. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 265-275.
Arpino, B., Gumà, J. and Julià, A. (2018) The demography of grandparenthood: the role of life histories. Demographic Research, 39(42), 1105–1150.
Bordone, V., Evandrou, M. and Vlachantoni, A. (2018) Ethnicity and grandparental childcare in the UK. Ageing & Society, 40(4), 713-734.
2017:
Arpino, B. and Bordone, V. (2017) Regular provision of grandchild care and participation in social activities. Review of Economics of the Household, 15(1), 135-174.
Bordone, V., Arpino, B. and Aassve, A. (2017) Patterns of grandparental child care across Europe: the role of the policy context and working mothers’ need. Ageing & Society, 37(4), 845-873.
2016:
Bordone V. and Arpino B. (2016) Do grandchildren influence how old you feel? Journal of Aging and Health, 28(6), 1055-1072.
Di Gessa G., Glaser K. and Tinker A. (2016) The impact of caring for grandchildren on the health of gGrandparents in Europe: a lifecourse approach. Social Science & Medicine, 152, 166–175.
Di Gessa, G., Glaser, K., Price, D., Ribe, E., & Tinker A. (2016) What drives national differences in intensive grandparental childcare in Europe? Policy Brief. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 72(3), e2–e3.
2015:
Di Gessa G., Glaser K. and Tinker A. (2015) The health impact of intensive and nonintensive grandchild care in Europe: New evidence from SHARE. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(5), 867-879.
Di Gessa G., Glaser K., Price D., Ribe E. and Tinker A. (2015) What drives national differences in intensive grandparental childcare in Europe? The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(1), 141–153.
2014:
Arpino B. and Bordone V. (2014) Does grandparenting pay off? The effect of childcare on grandparents’ cognitive functioning. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76(2), 337-351.
Arpino B., Pronzato C. and Tavares L.P. (2014) The effect of grandparental support on mothers’ labour market participation: an instrumental variable approach, European Journal of Population, 30, 369–390.
Ko P.-C. and Hank K. (2014) Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China and Korea: Findings From CHARLS and KLoSA, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 69 (4), 646-651.
Older publications:
Aassve A., Arpino B. and Goisis A. (2012) Grandparenting and mothers’ labour force participation: A comparative analysis using the Generations and Gender Survey, Demographic Research, 27(3), 53-84.
Hank, K. and Buber, I. (2009) Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren: Findings from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, Journal of Family Issues, 30 (1), 53-73.