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Einstein's grandchildren [PDF]

open access: yesEMBO reports, 2010
The new German government has boldly promised to “lead Germany to first place in the world in education, science and research.” Howy Jacobs explores this promise and whether it will lure Einstein's grandchildren back across the pond.
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Nurturing Grandchildren With Down Syndrome: A Qualitative Study on Grandparents’ Needs Using Digital Tools†

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Grandparents who have grandchildren with disabilities are an underrepresented group in existing research related to the field. This qualitative phenomenological study’s general purpose is to analyze, from a personal perspective, the situations and needs ...
María C. Sánchez Gómez   +4 more
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The well-being of carers of older Aboriginal people living in the Kimberley region of remote Western Australia: Empowerment, depression, and carer burden [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objective: To describe demographic features and well-being of carers of Aboriginal Australians aged ≥45 years in remote Western Australia. Method: Carer burden, empowerment, and depression were assessed in 124 Aboriginal carers in four remote Aboriginal ...
Atkinson, David   +10 more
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Intergenerational Ties in Context: Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Guided by theories and empirical research on intergenerational relationships, we examine the phenomenon of grandparents caring for grandchildren in contemporary China. Using a longitudinal dataset (China Health and Nutrition Survey), the authors document
Chen, Feinian   +2 more
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Understanding older peoples’ chronic disease self-management practices and challenges in the context of grandchildren caregiving: A qualitative study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
While chronic diseases are amongst the major health burdens of older South Africans, the responsibilities of caring for grandchildren, by mostly grandmothers, may further affect older people’s health and well-being.
Dumile Gumede   +3 more
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Grandparents and grandchildren (review of foreign studies) [PDF]

open access: yesСовременная зарубежная психология, 2019
The article reviews foreign studies of intergenerational relationships. It analyzes grandchild-grandparent relations, as well as the figure of the grandparent and his/her understanding of his/her role in the system of relations with family members ...
Bulygina M.V., Komarova S.V.
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Association between caring for grandchildren based on living arrangements and cognitive function among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: The mediating roles of social activities and depressive symptoms

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionIn the context of an aging population and age-related conditions increasing, the increasing number of middle-aged and older adults are involved in grandchildren care.
Xuebei Hou   +8 more
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Grandparents-Grandchildren Relationship

open access: yesProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
AbstractAlthough grandparents can play a crucial role in the lives of their grandchildren in terms of education, only recently has grandparenthood been a topic in international literature. Studies have suggested that the extent of grandparental investment is influenced by age, gender and paternal/maternal side.
SMORTI, MARTINA   +2 more
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EXPLORING RECIPROCITY IN GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILDREN CARE: THE CASE OF MDLANKOMO LOCATION, LIBODE IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023
In South Africa, there appears to be a paradigm shift where the majority of the country’s children are taken care of by their grandparents. This article explores the states of reciprocity existing in grandparent-grandchildren care in Mdlankomo location ...
Aseza Soganga, Simon Murote Kang’ethe
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Reflections on the experiences and needs of grandparents caring for their grandchildren with a substance use disorder

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2019
In South Africa grandparents play a significant role in family life. A qualitative study was undertaken to explore and describe the perspectives of grandparents caring for their grandchildren with substance use disorder (SUD).
Schultz, Peter , Shirindi, Linda
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