Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren

Hayslip, Bert; Kaminski, Patricia L.

doi:10.1300/j002v37n01_10

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“…While several studies have now examined the pathways to and causes of grandparent caregiving (e.g., Hayslip & Kaminski, 2005;Pruchno & McKenney, 2002;Roe & Minkler, 1999), few have focused specifically on the ways in which grandparents adapt as they move from the initial crisis phase of taking in their grandchildren to settling down and carrying out the daily tasks of child rearing. Thus, this qualitative study explored the coping strategies and adaptation processes employed by grandparents rearing grandchildren as they worked to ameliorate their stressors and facilitate positive family transitions.…”

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Family Coping and Adaptation Among Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren

Bailey

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Porterfield

2009

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

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Guided by the Double ABCX Model of Family Adjustment andAdaptation, this study explored the coping strategies and adaptation processes employed by grandparent caregivers as they moved from the initial crisis phase of taking in their grandchildren to settling down and carrying out the daily tasks of childrearing. Using qualitative methods, we analyzed data from in-depth family life history interviews conducted with 26 grandfamilies. Our analyses revealed five themes: capturing grandparents' adaptation processes or shifts in roles, identities, relationships, resources, and perceptions of the situation in order to cope with their family transitions and stressors. We conclude with considerations for future research that are needed to identify and support positive adaptations within these complex family constellations.

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Family Coping and Adaptation Among Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren

Bailey

Letiecq

Porterfield

2009

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

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“…Much of the literature has emphasized that child care has negative outcomes for middle-aged and older adults (Hayslip & Kaminski, 2005), with grandparents raising grandchildren reporting mental and psychological problems such as depression (Blustein, Chan, & Guanais, 2004) and stress (Jendrek, 1993). Caring for grandchildren has also been associated with lower levels of physical health and higher levels of poverty, in part as it tends to lead to having less time and resources to care for oneself, owing to the additional burden and related exhaustion (Szinovacz, DeViney, & Atkinson, 1999).…”

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Educational Differences in the Cognitive Functioning of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren in South Korea

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2014

Res Aging

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This study examined the effects of grandchild care on the cognitive functioning of Korean grandmothers and the moderating role of education. Data were drawn from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older adults (N = 2,341). Contrary to much of the current literature, grandchild care was found to be potentially beneficial for grandmothers. For the entire sample, child care had instantaneous effects on grandmothers' cognition, although there were no longitudinal effects. However, when the sample was divided into grandmothers with higher and lower education, child care was both instantaneously and longitudinally beneficial to cognition for grandmothers with higher education. For less educated grandmothers, child care did not have either immediate or lagged effects on cognition. The results partially support the "Use It or Lose It" hypothesis and the "Scaffolding Theory of Cognitive Aging," suggesting that engagement in social activities is beneficial to cognitive health in later life. Results are congruent with previous studies noting that the effects of grandchild care on grandparents are contingent on various conditions and factors such as the educational level of grandparents.

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“…Grandparents are raising more youth today than ever before and this trend seems to only be increasing with the passing of time (Hayslip & Kaminski, 2005a). In certain ethnic groups, grandparents are often primary caregivers for adolescents (Goodman & Silverstein, 2002).…”

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Mental Health and Disrupted Family Processes in the Lives of Court-Involved African American and Caucasian Youth Being Raised by Grandparents

Yorgason

Gavazzi

Dush

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Journal of Family Issues

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Using data generated from the Global Risk Assessment Device, mental health and disrupted family processes were examined in a sample of 166 court-involved youth being raised by grandparents. Race and gender mean differences were found with regard to both mental health symptoms and disrupted family processes. Specifically, Caucasian male adolescents reported higher mental health symptoms and disrupted family processes than African American males. Also, females in the sample generally reported higher disrupted family processes than males, with African American females reporting significantly higher average disrupted family processes than African American males. Despite mean differences associated with gender and race, when entered as predictors, neither main effects nor interactions of gender or race were related to mental health symptoms. Disrupted family processes were predictive of higher mental health symptoms. Family-targeted

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Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren

Cited by 35 publications

References 45 publications

Family Coping and Adaptation Among Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren

Family Coping and Adaptation Among Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren

Educational Differences in the Cognitive Functioning of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren in South Korea

Mental Health and Disrupted Family Processes in the Lives of Court-Involved African American and Caucasian Youth Being Raised by Grandparents

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