Differential Impact of an Intervention for Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6080650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan J Kelley (0000-0002-5802-713X, Georgia State University, corresponding author), Deborah Whitley (0000-0002-1590-4649, Georgia State University), Deborah M Whitley, Peter E Campos (PEDOC Health Research Evaluation Services, Decatur, GA, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-162 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15350770.2018.1535351 |
| OpenAlex | W2943010923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
An increasing number of grandparents are assuming full-time parenting responsibilities for grandchildren when birth parents are unable to do so. This raises concern given the body of research that indicates grandparents raising grandchildren have a propensity for relatively high levels of psychological distress. The purpose of this present study was to determine the efficacy of a home-based, multidisciplinary intervention designed to decrease psychological distress in caregiving grandmothers, as well as to determine if select demographic characteristics influence intervention outcomes. A pretest posttest design was used that included 549 African American, predominantly low-income grandmothers raising grandchildren. Findings indicated that psychological distress scores decreased significantly from pretest to posttest. The intervention appears to have benefited distressed grandmothers who are young, unmarried, or unemployed. Implications of the findings for practice, policy, and future research are discussed
Developmental psychology · Differential effects · Distress · Grandparent · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology
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Grandmothers Offering Regular Auxiliary Care for Their Grandchildren
Emotional Strain in Caregiving Among African American Grandmothers Raising Their Grandchildren
Health and Grandparent–Grandchild Well-Being
Health of Grandmothers
Cross-Ethnic Measurement Invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory for Individuals with Mental Illness
African American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Behavior problems in children raised by grandmothers
The effectiveness of support groups in increasing social support for kinship caregivers
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Caregiving to Children and Grandchildren and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
The health of grandparents raising grandchildren
Results of an Interdisciplinary Intervention to Improve the Psychosocial Well-Being and Physical Functioning of African American Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
Stress and Coping in African American Grandparents Who Are Raising Their Grandchildren
An Exploration of the Grandparent Caregiver Role
Poverty and Material Hardship in Grandparent-Headed Households
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |