'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being
With diversifying families, increased life expectancy, growing numbers of dual-worker households and higher rates of family breakdown, grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. Despite growing importance there has been little empirical research exploring how gr...
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| author | Griggs, Julia Tan, Jo Pei Buchanan, Ann Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet Flouri, Eirini |
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| description | With diversifying families, increased life expectancy, growing numbers of dual-worker households and higher rates of family breakdown, grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. Despite growing importance there has been little empirical research
exploring how grandparental involvement impacts on young people’s well-being. This national study, which includes a survey of 1596 children (aged 11—16) and in-depth interviews with 40 young people, aimed to address this deficit. Multivariate analyses demonstrate that grandparental involvement is significantly associated with child well-being — results that are reinforced by qualitative evidence. Findings suggest grandparents may be under-recognised in the policy agenda. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-174052018-01-15T09:57:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17405/ 'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being Griggs, Julia Tan, Jo Pei Buchanan, Ann Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet Flouri, Eirini With diversifying families, increased life expectancy, growing numbers of dual-worker households and higher rates of family breakdown, grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. Despite growing importance there has been little empirical research exploring how grandparental involvement impacts on young people’s well-being. This national study, which includes a survey of 1596 children (aged 11—16) and in-depth interviews with 40 young people, aimed to address this deficit. Multivariate analyses demonstrate that grandparental involvement is significantly associated with child well-being — results that are reinforced by qualitative evidence. Findings suggest grandparents may be under-recognised in the policy agenda. National Children's Bureau 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17405/1/They.pdf Griggs, Julia and Tan, Jo Pei and Buchanan, Ann and Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet and Flouri, Eirini (2010) 'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being. Children & Society, 24 (3). pp. 200-214. ISSN 1099-0860 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00215.x |
| spellingShingle | Griggs, Julia Tan, Jo Pei Buchanan, Ann Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet Flouri, Eirini 'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being |
| title | 'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being |
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| title_short | 'They've always been there for me': grandparental involvement and child well-being |
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