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Grandparenthood and Subjective Well-Being

Moderating Effects of Educational Level

Bibliographic Data

ID12440658
AuthorsKatharina Mahne (German Centre of Gerontology, corresponding author), Oliver Huxhold (0000-0002-1352-6832, German Centre of Gerontology)
Year2014
Volume70
Issue5
Pages782-792
Publication date2014-10-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbu147
PMID25324294
OpenAlexW2053624628
LanguageEN
Citations received43
References cited66

Relationships with adolescent and adult grandchildren seem to generally boost positive aspects of SWB. The extent to which they may reduce negative aspects of SWB may be unequally distributed across educational groups. Less educated grandparents might be more exposed to and might be less able to cope with stressful aspects of grandparenthood than their better educated counterparts

Affect (linguistics · Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Grandparent · Happiness · Loneliness · Structural equation modeling · Subjective well-being · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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