Grandchildren's perceptions of caring for grandparents
Grandchildren's perceptions of caring for grandparents
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x05286019
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发表时间：
2006-07-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Allen, Katherine R.
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作者：
Fruhauf, Christine A.;Jarrott, Shannon E.;Allen, Katherine R.
尽管在家庭老年学领域中，与照顾相关的问题已经得到了很好的研究，但孙辈照顾者的发展经验及其照顾经验的意义还没有得到探讨。受寿命观点和建构主义透镜的影响，采访了17个孙子（年龄21至29岁），他们目前正在照顾祖父母。孙子女的照料者报告说，孝顺义务和为未来做准备是他们理解自己角色的方式。孙辈经历了他们的照顾角色的好处和代价，并发展了应对机制，使他们成为成功的照顾者。专业人员应将孙子孙女纳入既定的照顾者支持计划，以认识到20多岁的孙子孙女照顾者的代际需求。
Despite the fact that caregiving-related issues are well researched in the field of family gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored. Influenced by the life-span perspective and a constructionism lens, interviews were conducted with 17 grandchildren (ages 21 to 29 years old) who were currently providing care for a grandparent. Grandchildren caregivers reported that filial obligation and preparing for the future were how they made sense of their role. Grandchildren experienced benefits and costs from their caregiving role and developed coping mechanisms that allowed them to be successful caregivers. Professionals should include grandchildren in established caregiver support programs to recognize the generational needs of Grandchildren caregivers in their 20s.