Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families
There is limited research on the links between grandparenting and adolescents' well-being, especially from the perspective of the adolescents. The study examined whether grandparent involvement varied in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families and whether this had a different cont...
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2009
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| author | Shalhevet, Attar Schwartz Tan, Jo Pei Ann, Buchanan Eirini, Flouri Julia, Griggs |
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| description | There is limited research on the links between grandparenting and adolescents' well-being, especially from the perspective of the adolescents. The study examined whether grandparent involvement varied in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families and whether this had a different contribution to the emotional and behavioral adjustment of adolescents across different family structures. The study is based on a sample of 1,515 secondary school students (ages 11-16 years) from England and Wales who completed a structured questionnaire. Findings of hierarchical regression analyses showed that among the whole sample, greater grandparent involvement was associated with fewer emotional problems (p < .01) and with more prosocial behavior (p < .001). In addition, while there were no differences in the level of grandparent involvement across the different family structures, grandparent involvement was more strongly associated with reduced adjustment difficulties among adolescents from lone-parent and step-families than those from two-parent biological families. A possible implication is that the positive role of grandparent involvement in lone-parent and step- families should be more emphasized in family psychology. |
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| spelling | upm-70532010-08-19T04:49:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7053/ Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families Shalhevet, Attar Schwartz Tan, Jo Pei Ann, Buchanan Eirini, Flouri Julia, Griggs There is limited research on the links between grandparenting and adolescents' well-being, especially from the perspective of the adolescents. The study examined whether grandparent involvement varied in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families and whether this had a different contribution to the emotional and behavioral adjustment of adolescents across different family structures. The study is based on a sample of 1,515 secondary school students (ages 11-16 years) from England and Wales who completed a structured questionnaire. Findings of hierarchical regression analyses showed that among the whole sample, greater grandparent involvement was associated with fewer emotional problems (p < .01) and with more prosocial behavior (p < .001). In addition, while there were no differences in the level of grandparent involvement across the different family structures, grandparent involvement was more strongly associated with reduced adjustment difficulties among adolescents from lone-parent and step-families than those from two-parent biological families. A possible implication is that the positive role of grandparent involvement in lone-parent and step- families should be more emphasized in family psychology. US: American Psychological Association 2009-02 Article PeerReviewed Shalhevet, Attar Schwartz and Tan, Jo Pei and Ann, Buchanan and Eirini, Flouri and Julia, Griggs (2009) Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families. Journal of Family Psychology, 23 (1). pp. 67-7. ISSN 1939-1293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0014383 10.1037/a0014383 English |
| spellingShingle | Shalhevet, Attar Schwartz Tan, Jo Pei Ann, Buchanan Eirini, Flouri Julia, Griggs Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title | Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title_full | Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title_fullStr | Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title_short | Grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
| title_sort | grandparenting and adolescent adjustment in two-parent biological, lone-parent, and step-families |
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