Funciones y atribuciones del Administrador/a de Gestión de Tesorería:

As discussed separately in detail in Chapters 2, 3, and 4, this study has several limitations. In this section, I will discuss the limitations that these three chapters have in common. First, this dissertation focused on intergenerational living arrangements. The elderly who did not have any children were not included in any of the papers. Future research should investigate this older population who may be more vulnerable due to a lack of family support in later life. In addition, recently in many societies the concept of family has become more complicated due to higher rates of divorce, separation and cohabitation (Bornat, Dimmock, Jones, & Peace, 1999). Inter- generational relations among stepfamilies may be significantly different from those among traditional blood families. As this dissertation emphasizes the importance of social and cultural factors, this social change should also be addressed in future research.

In addition, the living arrangements of older adults are based on joint decisions among family members. Since this dissertation focused on older parents’ attributes, the needs and preferences of adult children in intergenerational living arrangements were not fully addressed. In recent years, adult children have often wanted to live with or live near their older parents in order to receive support in the form of financial assistance and/or childcare. Therefore, future research should focus on both the perspectives of older parents and their adult children. Moreover, the living arrangements of older adults can also be understood in family-level

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contexts. In this dissertation, a number of individual-level socio-economic attributes were included as covariates, and macro-level social and cultural contexts were addressed. However, family contexts can also be important in the decision-making process of choosing a living arrangement in old age. It would expand our understanding of living arrangements among older adults if we could address family-level attributes such as the level of socioeconomic status of the overall families (i.e. multiple generations in a family from older parents to grandchildren) and the similarities and dissimilarities of socioeconomic attributes and closeness between family members.

In conclusion, the three empirical studies in this dissertation contribute to fill the gaps in gerontological research on family relations and support in old age as a structural form of living arrangements by focusing on various social and cultural contexts and using nationally

representative longitudinal datasets. Given the rapid aging that is occurring in many societies, understanding the dynamic linkages between health and living arrangements is important for social, health, and long-term care policies. My dissertation can contribute to a clearer

identification of the groups of elderly who are at high risk for health problems and social isolation as well as to the design and implementation of service programs for these high-risk groups.

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