Profiles of grandmothers who help care for their grandchildren in the United States

被引:73
作者
Baydar, N [1 ]
Brooks-Gunn, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Battelle Ctr Publ Hlth Res & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98105 USA
关键词
child care; grandmothers;
D O I
10.2307/585269
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This study examines the characteristics of grandmothers who help provide care for their grandchildren, using data from a nationally representative sample (N = 2,095). Overall, 43% of grandmothers helped provide care for their grandchildren on a regular basis. Grandmothers' age, living arrangements, number of children, number of grandchildren, education and health were associated with the likelihood of caregiving. Cluster analyses were conducted to identify a typology of grandmothers. This typology was based on caregiving, social roles, demographic characteristics, and well-being of the grandmothers. Four types of grandmothers were identified. "Homemaker" grandmothers (19%) and "young-and-connected" grandmothers (23%) helped provide care for their grandchildren. "Remote" grandmothers (32%) and "frail" grandmothers (26%) did not provide care. Caregiving did not pi-event the grandmothers from assuming other roles within and outside the family.
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页码:385 / 393
页数:9
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