Which children receive grandparental care and what effect does it have?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Fergusson, Emma ^a   Maughan, Barbara ^b   Golding, Jean ^c  

^a Park Hospital for Children Oxford   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Childcare; Grandparents; Intergenerational; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GRANDPARENTAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEER GROUP; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38349137088     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01840.x     Document Type: Article

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