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Title:

Demographic And Statistical Modelling Of Grandfatherhood In Russia

Authors:

Oksana Shubat, Mark Shubat

Published in:

 

 

(2021). ECMS 2021, 35th Proceedings
Edited by: Khalid Al-Begain, Mauro Iacono, Lelio Campanile, Andrzej Bargiela, European Council for Modelling and Simulation.

 

DOI: http://doi.org/10.7148/2021

ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE)

ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT)

ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM)

 

ISBN: 978-3-937436-72-2
ISBN: 978-3-937436-73-9(CD)

 

Communications of the ECMS , Volume 35, Issue 1, June 2021,

United Kingdom

 

Citation format:

Oksana Shubat, Mark Shubat (2021). Demographic And Statistical Modelling Of Grandfatherhood In Russia, ECMS 2021 Proceedings Edited By: Khalid Al-Begain, Mauro Iacono, Lelio Campanile, Andrzej Bargiela European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2021-0057

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7148/2021-0057

Abstract:

In recent years, negative demographic trends have been developing in Russia. The most important is a decline in the birth rate. Researchers are actively looking for new determinants of this process, on the basis of which measures of population policy can be developed. One of these determinants may be active grandparenting, which means the active participation of grandparents in the processes of caring for grandchildren. The aim of this study is to create a demographic and statistical model of a typical Russian grandfather, actively involved in childcare. We used the following methods: parametric and nonparametric independent samples tests (t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, median test), regression analysis, indirect method of calculations. As a result, two models were presented – statistical demographic model of the age when Russian men enter grandparenthood and demographic model of a typical Russian grandfather actively involved in childcare. Our study is a preliminary stage for a large-scale survey of grandparenting practices in Russia. The number of older people is growing fast, which makes this socio-economic group increasingly important for addressing the problems of demographic decline in Russia. Therefore, large-scale research of grandparenthood is crucial for more efficient policy-making in this sphere.

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