Differentiating Characteristics and Needs of Minority Grandparent Caregivers

Harper, Wayne J.; Hardesty, Patrick H.; Woody, Debra J.

doi:10.1300/j051v09n03_07

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“…Thus, our findings should be interpreted cautiously as the experience of grandparents of color differs in important ways. For example, studies have shown that African American grandparent caregivers are more likely to be single, to have lower income, and to raise a greater number of grandchildren compared to European American grandparents (e.g., Harper & Hardesty, 2001;Pruchno, 1999). Also, African American and Latino American grandparents often share parenting responsibilities with other family members including their grandchild's parents (Cox, Brooks, & Valcarcel, 2000;Pebley & Rudkin, 1999) or an adult child other than the gandchild's parent (Burnette, 1999), reflecting cultural norms of shared child rearing across generations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The Role of Social Support in Coping with Caregiving Challenges

Gerard

Landry-Meyer

Roe

2006

Int J Aging Hum Dev

125

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In this investigation of 133 grandparents with primary responsibility for their grandchildren, we examined the potential moderating role of social support in the association between caregiver stressors and grandparents' general well-being. Enacted formal support buffered the association between grandchild health problems and both grandparent caregiving stress and life satisfaction. Enacted formal support also buffered the association between parenting daily hassles and life satisfaction. Compensatory or main effects of perceived informal and formal social support were found for both grandparent caregiving stress and life satisfaction. Findings highlight the importance of professional assistance and community services in minimizing the negative impact of child-related challenges on grandparents' well-being.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The Role of Social Support in Coping with Caregiving Challenges

Gerard

Landry-Meyer

Roe

2006

Int J Aging Hum Dev

125

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“…Toledo, Hayslip, Emick, Toledo, and Henderson (2000) found a similar emphasis on maintaining the family to differentiate United States and Mexican custodial grandparents. Ethnic differences between European and U.S. born African American grandparent caregivers have also been found (Harper & Hardesty, 2001).…”

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Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren

Hayslip

Kaminski

2005

Marriage & Family Review

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“…These biological parents most times are not involved in their children's lives and do not help with rearing their children. Harper and Hardesty (2001) described the grandparent/grandchild relationship as puervitic. The term puervitic is used in the context to show that grandparents are raising their grandchildren without assistance from their own biological children.…”

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Symbiotic Caregivers: A Qualitative Case Study of African American Custodial Grandparents and Their Grandchildren

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Thanks and prayers for my little sister, Chinwendu. Your brief life experience was an inspiration to me during preparation of this dissertation. You will continue to have a special place in my heart. My deepest thanks go to my wonderful husband, Emmanuel, my partner in life. You believed in me, supported, and encouraged me. Thank you for your patience during this endeavor. Many thanks to my lovely children, Briana Chiamaka, Brittany Ijeoma, Brian Igweze, and Brandon Chukwuka. Your smiles, hugs, and more especially those "I love you" and "we are here for you" notes really helped mommy. I love you all so much! Special thanks to my parents, Cornelius and Josephine Okereke. I appreciate your love, support and understanding. Thank you for instilling in me and my siblings the importance of education. Much appreciation also goes to my parents-in-law, Hillary and Grace Nwokeji. You are more than parents-in-law to me. Thank you for your unconditional love, support, and encouragement. Special gratitude goes to my brothers and sisters, Chidi, Tobechukwu, Ugonna, Nneoma, and Ezenwanyi. Thank you so much for your encouragement, patience, and support. The same goes to my brothers-and sister in-law.

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Differentiating Characteristics and Needs of Minority Grandparent Caregivers

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The Role of Social Support in Coping with Caregiving Challenges

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The Role of Social Support in Coping with Caregiving Challenges

Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren

Symbiotic Caregivers: A Qualitative Case Study of African American Custodial Grandparents and Their Grandchildren

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