Grandchild Care and Well-Being: Gender Differences in Mental Health Effects of Caregiving Grandparents | Zendy

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Grandchild Care and Well-Being: Gender Differences in Mental Health Effects of Caregiving Grandparents

Author(s) -

Isabelle R. Notter

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab164

Subject(s) - grandparent , grandchild , psychology , mental health , developmental psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry

The literature on the gendered differences of mental health as a result of grandchild care has shown mixed results. Research on grandchild care further suggests that nonresidential grandchild care improves mental health outcomes, while residential grandchild care arrangements decrease mental health outcomes in grandparents. The moderating or buffering role of social engagement remains understudied in the grandchild care-mental health relationship. This study examines mental health effect differences between caregiving grandmothers and grandfathers and the moderating effects of social engagement.

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