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Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren

Goodman, Catherine, Silverstein, Merril·2002·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/42.5.676
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PURPOSE: This study addressed well-being of grandmothers raising grandchildren in coparenting and custodial households in a sample of African American, Latino, and White grandmothers. DESIGN AND METHODS: A sample of 1,058 grandmothers was recruited through the schools and media. Grandmothers raising or helping to raise school-aged grandchildren in Los Angeles were interviewed, and analyses were conducted within ethnic groups. RESULTS: African American grandmothers experienced equal well-being in coparenting and custodial families; however, if the stresses related to the parents' problems were removed by statistical control, they favored the custodial arrangement. Latino grandmothers had greater well-being in coparenting families, reflecting a tradition of intergenerational living. White custodial grandmothers experienced somewhat higher levels of affect (positive and negative) but showed no difference in other types of well-being. IMPLICATIONS: The cultural lens through which grandparenthood is viewed has a marked impact on the adaptation to custodial or coparenting family structures.

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  • One of the major limitations of prior studies on the effect of caregiving on grandparents' health is the use of cross-sectional health indicators or health change between two time points at best.

    “One of the major limitations of prior studies on the effect of caregiving on grandparents' health is the use of cross-sectional health indicators (Fuller-Thomson, Minkler, & Driver, 1997;Goodman & Silverstein, 2002;Pruchno & McKenney, 2002;Sands & Goldberg-Glen, 2000;Szinovacz & Davey, 2006) or health change between two time points at best (Bachman & Chase-Lansdale, 2005;Blustein et al., 2004;Hug”

    From The Health Implications of Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China (2012) · cites this paper as Goodman & Silverstein, 2002

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Authors
Goodman, C., & Silverstein, M.
Affiliations
  • California State University, Long Beach (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Goodman, Catherine
ORCID
Silverstein, Merril
Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2002-10-01
Volume
42
Issue
5
Pages
676-689
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/42.5.676
OpenAlex
W2164898233
Cited by
281
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
27.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ag014977-03)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01 AG 14977)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
grandparenthood, co-parenting, well-being, African American grandmothers, intergenerational living, family structure, ethnic differences, affect, Los Angeles
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Black or African American, Child, Child Care, Child Custody, Family, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Middle Aged, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Intergenerational Relations, White People

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