Grandmothers and caregiving to grandchildren: Continuity, change, and outcomes over 24 months

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-100

  Musil, Carol M ^a   Gordon, Nahida L ^a   Warner, Camille B ^a   Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^a   Standing, Theresa ^a   Wykle, May ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Grandparents raising grandchildren; Intergenerational relationships

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751527405     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq061     Document Type: Article

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