Effects of surrogate parenting on grandparents' well-being
Effects of surrogate parenting on grandparents' well-being
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/54b.6.s376
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发表时间：
1999-11-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Atkinson, MP
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作者：
Szinovacz, ME;DeViney, S;Atkinson, MP
目标.这项研究评估了孙子孙女搬进或搬出祖父母的家庭是否会影响祖父母的抑郁症状和生活满意度，以及这种影响是否因性别或种族而异。它进一步探讨是否代理父母对祖父母的主观幸福感的影响是直接的或介导的影响，代理父母对其他生活的变化，即健康，工作时间，收入，社交和社会支持。这些分析依赖于全国家庭和住户调查（第1波和第2波）的面板数据。子样本包括孙辈年龄小于18岁的黑人和白色祖父母（N = 1，789）。普通最小二乘（OLS）回归和路径分析，以确定直接和间接的影响，孙子的移动到和祖父母的家庭对抑郁症状和生活满意度（剩余增益得分）的变化。数据表明，孙辈进入家庭增加了Gandmothers的抑郁症状。另一方面，孙辈离开家庭导致祖父的幸福感下降。祖母报告较少参与教会活动和更多的支持，从朋友和亲戚后，孙子移动，而祖父频繁的酒吧/酒馆更多的时候，孙子移动和减少时间花在教会活动和有偿工作时，孙子留在家里。研究结果表明，代理父母的影响因性别而异。而且，在孙辈加入家庭之前，他们在一定程度上取决于祖父母的脆弱性（婚姻状况、教育程度和家中是否有无子女的受抚养子女）。其他生活变化的中介作用相对较小。
Objectives. This study assesses whether grandchildren's moving into or out of grandparents' households affects grandparents' depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, and whether such effects vary by gender or race. It further examines whether effects of surrogate parenting on grandparents' subjective well-being are direct or mediated through the impact of surrogate parenting on other life changes, namely, health, work hours, income, socializing, and social supports.Methods. The analyses rely on panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households, Waves 1 and 2. The subsample consists of Black and White grandparents with grandchildren younger than age 18 (N = 1,789). Ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions and path analyses are used to identify direct and indirect effects of grandchildren's move into and out of grandparents' household on change in depressive symptoms and life satisfaction (residualized gain scores).Results. The data indicate that grandchildren's move into the household increases depressive symptoms among Gandmothers. On the other hand, grandchildren's leaving the household leads to reduced well-being among grandfathers. Grandmothers report less participation in church activities and more supports from friends and relatives after the grandchildren move in, whereas grandfathers frequent bars/taverns more when grandchildren move in and reduce time spent with church activities and paid work when grandchildren remain in the household.Discussion. The findings suggest that effects of surrogate parenting differ by gender. and that they are partially contingent on grandparents' vulnerabilities (marital status, education, and presence of childless dependent children in the household) before grandchildren join the household. Mediating effects of other life changes are relatively small.