Skipped generation families: Sources of psychological distress among grandmothers of grandchildren who live in homes where neither parent Is present

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 191-212

  Mills, Terry L ^a   Gomez Smith, Zenta ^a   De Leon, Jessica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Grandparent caregivers; Intergenerational co residency; Psychosocial distress; Skipped generation families; Surrogate parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644473247     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v37n01_12     Document Type: Review

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