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We studied the willingness of teenagers today to live with and care for their aged parents tomorrow, and the reasons for their decision.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A convenient sample of 1405 teenage students (M<jats:sub><jats:italic>age<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u200914.9\u2009\u00b1\u20091.30) in the north region of Singapore completed a purpose\u2010designed questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the relationships between teenagers\u2019 closeness to grandparents, challenges faced living with grandparents, positive and negative perceptions towards aging, and willingness to stay with aged parents in the future, stratified by sex. Thematic analysis was used to understand the reasons for their choice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The majority (85.6%) chose to live with their parents, and the significant predictors were \u201ccloseness to grandparents\u201d (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.034) and \u201cpositive perceptions towards aging\u201d (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), but not \u201cchallenges in living with grandparents\u201d (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.391) or \u201cnegative perceptions\u201d (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.302). Among teenagers with positive perceptions, boys were more likely to live with their parents (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Conversely, among teenagers with negative perceptions, girls were more likely to do so (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.026). Primary reasons for willingness included: \u201cdesire to care,\u201d \u201cexpression of love,\u201d \u201csense of responsibility\u201d and \u201cprompted by moral values.\u201d<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Efforts should be undertaken to strengthen teenagers\u2019 relationships with grandparents, and promote positive perceptions towards aging to better sustain the family as a social safety net for aging and frail older adults.<jats:bold>Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 957\u2013964<\/jats:bold>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ggi.13288","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,7]],"date-time":"2018-03-07T09:06:52Z","timestamp":1520413612000},"page":"957-964","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Will teenagers today live with and care for their aged parents tomorrow?"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7591-1699","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chin Y","family":"Cheong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ngoc HL","family":"Ha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatric Education and Research Institute Singapore"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robin WM","family":"Choo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatric Education and Research Institute Singapore"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philip LK","family":"Yap","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore"},{"name":"Geriatric Education and Research Institute Singapore"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","unstructured":"LingKW YingLZ.Household living arrangement in Singapore 1990\u20102010.2014[Cited 29 Jun 2017.] Available from URL:https:\/\/www.singstat.gov.sg\/docs\/default\u2010source\/default\u2010document\u2010library\/publications\/publications_and_papers\/households_and_housing\/ssnmar14\u2010pg1\u20106.pdf"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apnu.2005.12.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2458-7-297"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2224\/sbp.2004.32.2.129"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-015-0128-7"},{"volume-title":"Differences in the Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries: The Interplay of Constraints and Preferences (Internet)","year":"1991","author":"John BC","key":"e_1_2_6_7_1"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4054\/DemRes.2015.32.40"},{"volume-title":"Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 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