Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren

祖父母照顾孙子

• 批准号: 7038695
• 负责人: FEINIAN CHEN
• 金额: $ 10.67万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7038695
• 关键词: China; behavioral /social science research tag; child rearing; clinical research; data collection methodology /evaluation; developmental psychology; family structure /dynamics; functional ability; grandparent; health surveys; human data; human mortality; human subject; longitudinal human study; mental health epidemiology; occupational stressor; parents; psychological aspect of aging; questionnaires

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This career development award will focus on issues of grandparent care-giving for grandchildren. Existing research reports both positive and negative effects on the well-being of grandparents. But the evidence is inconclusive, owing mainly to limitations in data and research design. The proposed research focuses on China, a setting where it is normative for grandparents to provide routine care for grandchildren. I will use a longitudinal dataset, the China Health and Nutrition Survey, a panel survey with data from eight provinces in China. The survey includes detailed data on childcare and a wide range of health measures. The proposed work should enhance our understanding of the process through which grandparent care-giving influences the health of grandparents. My specific aims are as follows: Aim 1: Describe the scope of grandparent care-giving in China; including the proportion of children cared for by grandparents and the level of care-giving responsibilities of grandparents. Aim 2: Examine factors associated with grandparent care-giving in China, including the intensity of the mother's work load, grandparents' characteristics, and various structural and contextual factors. Aim 3: Evaluate the relationship between grandparent care-giving and health in China, including both immediate and long-term consequences of grandparent care-giving on various measures of health outcomes. Aim 4: Design measures and collect original data on mental health of elderly in China, with the purpose of further documenting the relationship between grandparents care-giving and their well-being. During the award, I propose to develop knowledge and analytical skills in the field of demographic, health and aging. By working closely with leaders in the field, I hope to gain expertise in complex data analysis, to develop the skills required to successfully compete for future research funding, and to become an independent research scientist.

描述（由申请人提供）：本职业发展奖将重点关注祖父母对孙辈的照顾问题。现有的研究报告对祖父母的幸福有积极和消极的影响。但主要由于数据和研究设计的限制，证据是不确定的。拟议的研究重点是中国，在中国，祖父母为孙子孙女提供日常照顾是规范的。我将使用纵向数据集，即中国健康与营养调查，这是一项来自中国8个省份的面板调查。这项调查包括关于儿童保育和各种保健措施的详细数据。建议的工作应该加强我们对祖父母照顾影响祖父母健康的过程的理解。我的具体目标如下：