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Who Cares? Grandparent/Grandchild Households

Journal of Women & Aging, 1999
Based on data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey and the Child Health Supplement, we compared the health of women 40 years of age and over living four family structures: alone, solely raising grandchildren, married with spouse only, and married with spouse and grandchildren. We found that, in general, women solely raising grandchildren have
J C, Solomon, J, Marx
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Grandchild care and welfare state arrangements in Europe

Journal of European Social Policy, 2011
As a consequence of increased life expectancies and the overall improved health status of elderly people in industrialized countries, grandparents and grandchildren are now sharing a longer period of their lives together, from which they can both actively benefit.
C. Igel, M. Szydlik
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Retirement and Grandchild Care in Urban China

Feminist Economics, 2017
ABSTRACTThis study estimates the causal effect of retirement on grandchild care in urban China. It utilizes the exogenous variations in retirement status caused by China’s mandatory retirement-age policy. Drawing on the data of individuals close to retirement age from the 2011 and 2013 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Jin Feng, Xiaohan Zhang
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Effects of Retirement and Grandchild Care on Depressive Symptoms

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
This study explores how grandchild care in conjunction with grandparents' retirement affects depressive symptoms, using data from the Health and Retirement Survey. The findings demonstrate that retirement moderates the influence of grandchild care obligations on well-being, measured by depressive symptoms. For retired men, freedom from grandchild care
Maximiliane E, Szinovacz, Adam, Davey
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The Implications of Providing Grandchild Care for Grandparents’ Marital Quality

Journal of Family Issues, 2020
This study distinguished among types of grandchild care (i.e., co-residence, high and low levels of babysitting, and no care), and examined their associations with grandparents’ marital quality. The sample consisted of 7,267 married grandparents aged 40 years and over from the 2008, 2010, and 2012 waves of the Health and Retirement Study.
Shuangshuang Wang, Jan E. Mutchler
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Supplementary grandchild care, social integration, and depressive symptoms: longitudinal findings from Korea

Aging & Mental Health, 2019
Despite growing concerns about the heavy reliance on supplementary grandchild care in Korea, understanding of its longitudinal effects on the grandparents' mental health has been limited. This study examined whether transition patterns of grandchild care among Korean grandparents were associated with changes in the grandparents' depressive symptoms ...
Jieun, Choi, Hey Jung, Jun, Hyoun K, Kim
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Psychological health and provision of grandchild care in non-custodial ‘baby boomer’ grandparents

Journal of Family Studies, 2014
Our study explored the relationships between baby boomer grandparents' mental health and the multiple roles they commonly fulfil: Grandchild care, other family care, home duties, and paid work. There is limited research on non-custodial grandparenting.
Young, C., Denson, L.
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Empowerment: A Case Study of a Grandmother Caring for Her HIV-Positive Grandchild

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2000
A case study methodology is used to explore the meaning and development of empowerment in a grandmother who is the primary caregiver of a child with HIV infection. Empowerment to this grandmother meant being strong, coming to grips with life's challenges, and then moving on.
C B, Hughes, G, Caliandro
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Grandchild Care and Female Labor Supply: Evidence from a Universal Child Care Program in China

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
As an important employment supportive policy, the impact of universal and subsidized child care on the mothers and children has aroused extensive concern in the research community. However, little is known about how grandmothers respond to easier accessibility to public child care.
Mengyun Lin, Qing Wang
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Grandchild Care and Frailty in Later Life: Evidence From Older Koreans

Geriatrics & Gerontology International
ABSTRACT Grandchild care is an enriching, joyful experience but can sometimes be stressful. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of grandchild care on new‐onset frailty among community‐dwelling older Korean adults.
In Cheol Hwang, Yujin Park, Hong Yup Ahn
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