Open AccessGrandparent involvement and children’s health outcomes: The current state of the literature.
Author(s) -
Elizabeth R. Pulgarón,
Ashley N. Marchante,
Yaray Agosto,
Cynthia Lebron,
Alan M. Delamater
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
families systems and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1939-0602
pISSN - 1091-7527
DOI - 10.1037/fsh0000212
Subject(s) - grandparent , psycinfo , medicine , medline , psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , political science , law
Grandparents are often highly involved as secondary caregivers for their grandchildren and may influence children's psychological and physical health outcomes. The purpose of the current review was to gather and synthesize research findings on the effects of grandparent involvement on children's physical health outcomes.