Grandparents raising grandchildren: investigating factors associated with distress among custodial grandparent
Grandparents raising grandchildren: investigating factors associated with distress among custodial grandparent
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DOI：
10.1080/13229400.2015.1015215
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发表时间：
2015-05-04
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Simpson, Hannah
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作者：
Doley, Rebekah;Bell, Ryan;Simpson, Hannah
本研究的目的是探讨祖父母抚养孙辈的心理健康与孙辈的社会、情感和行为问题之间的关系。该研究还评估了祖父母的心理健康与获得非正式社会支持之间的关系。样本包括100位抚养孙辈的祖父母。回归分析显示，照顾有异常情绪和多动症状的孙辈的祖父母在焦虑、压力和抑郁方面得分更高，而且更有可能报告生活满意度较低。获得更多非正式支持的祖父母经历的抑郁较少，尽管获得更多非正式社会支持并没有减少抚养有社会、情感或行为问题的孙辈的影响。对干预和政策的影响进行了讨论。
The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between the psychological health of grandparents raising grandchildren, and those grandchildren's social, emotional and behavioural issues. The study also assessed the relationship between psychological well-being in grandparents and access to informal social support. The sample comprised 100 grandparents who were raising grandchildren. Regression analyses revealed that grandparents caring for grandchildren with abnormal emotional and hyperactive symptoms scored higher on measures of anxiety, stress, and depression, and were more likely to report less life satisfaction. Grandparents with greater access to informal support experienced less depression, although greater access to informal social support did not lessen the impact of raising grandchildren with social, emotional, or behavioural issues. Implications for intervention and policy are discussed.