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Do mothers also “manipulate” grandparental care? [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Paternity uncertainty has proven to be a robust ultimate hypothesis for predicting the higher investment in grandchildren observed among maternal grandparents compared to that of the paternal grandparents. Yet the proximate mechanisms for generating such
Mari V. Busch, Sandra Olaisen, Ina Jeanette Bruksås, Ivar Folstad   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States

Demographic Research, 2017
Background: The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12Š of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known.
Mariana Amorim, Rachel Dunifon, Natasha Pilkauskas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grandchildren’s spatial proximity to grandparents and intergenerational support in the United States [PDF]

Demographic Research
BACKGROUND: Grandparents regularly spend time with their grandchildren and may also depend on their adult children for help as they age. These patterns suggest that many family members live close enough to one another to provide in-person assistance ...
Olivia Healy, Rachel Dunifon
doaj   +1 more source

How young people find out about their family history of Huntington's disease [PDF]

, 2009
Family communication about adult-onset hereditary illness can be problematic, leaving some relatives inadequately informed or ignorant of their risk.
Forrest Keenan, Karen, McKee, Lorna, Miedzybrodzka, Zosia, Simpson, Sheila A., van Teijlingen, Edwin   +4 more
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“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell, Rachael Goodman‐Williams, Katie Gregory, McKenzie Javorka, Jasmine Engleton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bereavement & mental health: The generational consequences of a grandparent's death

SSM - Mental Health, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of children and adolescents grieving the sudden death of a grandparent. Yet, we lack knowledge of the mental health implications of a grandparent's death for youth.
Michelle Livings, Emily Smith-Greenaway, Rachel Margolis, Ashton M. Verdery   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Since the Start of the Great Recession, More Children Raised by Grandparents [PDF]

, 2010
Examines 2000-08 trends in the share of children living with and/or being raised by grandparents by race/ethnicity and poverty level. Analyzes the recession's impact, grandparent caregivers' characteristics, and their own and parents' views of their ...
Gretchen Livingston, Kim Parker
core  

“These classes have been my happy place”: Feasibility study of a self-care program in Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents

, 2017
Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents have a distinctive set of strengths and challenges that may lead them to benefit from a structured self-care program.
Fruhauf, Christine A, Greenwood-Junkermeier, Heather, Yancura, Loriena   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Growth rate for the expected value of a generalized random Fibonacci sequence [PDF]

, 2008
A random Fibonacci sequence is defined by the relation g_n = | g_{n-1} +/- g_{n-2} |, where the +/- sign is chosen by tossing a balanced coin for each n. We generalize these sequences to the case when the coin is unbalanced (denoting by p the probability
Benoît Rittaud, Embree M, Janvresse É Rittaud B de la Rue T, Rittaud B, Sire C, Sire C, Thierry de la Rue, Élise Janvresse   +7 more
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner, Erica N. Browne, Marissa Raymond‐Flesch, Mary Kate Shapley‐ Quinn, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Alondra Jaime‐Aguilar, Carmen Ramirez, Jessica Huante, Daisy Gallardo, Sue Napierala, Megan Comfort, Alexandra M. Minnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source