Grandmother Involvement as a Protective Factor for Early Childhood Social Adjustment
Grandmother Involvement as a Protective Factor for Early Childhood Social Adjustment
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DOI：
10.1037/a0020829
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Conger, Rand D.
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作者：
Barnett, Melissa A.;Scaramella, Laura V.;Conger, Rand D.
尽管祖母参与年幼的孙辈的比例很高，很少有研究探讨了非住宅祖母参与和孙辈社会适应之间的关联。本研究涉及127个家庭参加了家庭转型项目，以考虑在何种程度上母亲报告的外祖母参与缓冲3- 4岁的孙子从经济，养育，和儿童气质的风险，降低社会能力和提高外化行为。研究结果表明，较高水平的母亲报告的祖母参与减少了观察到的孙子的负面情绪反应和社会能力之间的负相关。此外，较高水平的母亲报告的祖母参与保护孙辈从观察到的母亲严厉养育和孙辈外化行为之间的正相关。这些研究结果强调了超越核心家庭的相关性，以了解与幼儿期社会适应有关的因素。
Despite high rates of grandmother involvement with young grandchildren, very little research has examined the associations between nonresidential grandmother involvement and grandchild social adjustment. The present study involved 127 families enrolled in the Family Transitions Project to consider the degree to which mother-reported maternal grandmother involvement buffered 3- and 4-year-old grandchildren from economic, parenting, and child temperamental risks for reduced social competence and elevated externalizing behaviors. Findings indicate that higher levels of mother-reported grandmother involvement reduced the negative association between observed grandchild negative emotional reactivity and social competence. Furthermore, higher levels of mother-reported grandmother involvement protected grandchildren from the positive association between observed mother harsh parenting and grandchild externalizing behaviors. These findings underscore the relevance of moving beyond the nuclear family to understand factors linked to social adjustment during early childhood.