ArticleChild abuse & neglect2020
Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents' mental health.
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- The Implications of Intergenerational Relationships for Minority Aging: a Review of Recent Literature.Current epidemiology reports · 2023Review
- Parenting practices, stressors and parental concerns during COVID-19 in Pakistan.Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
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- Supporting grandchildren's remote instruction during COVID-19: Experiences of custodial grandmothers.Psychology in the schools · 2022Article
- Risk and protective factors associated with grandparent kinship caregivers' psychological distress in COVID-19: Kinship license status as a moderator.Child & family social work · 2022Article
- Foster care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of caregiver and professional experiences.Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
- On the Parental Influence on Children's Physical Activities and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of many families, including grandparent kinship families, to deal with a health/economic crisis. The fear of COVID-19 plus stay-at-home orders have increased individuals' psychological distress. Moreover, school closures and homeschooling further increased parenting stress among caregivers.
objectivesThis study examined the relationship between material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers, and assessed grandparents' mental health as a potential mediator to this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingGrandparent kinship providers (N = 362) that took primary care of their grandchildren participated in a cross-sectional survey via Qualtrics Panels in June 2020 in the United States.
methodsDescriptive and bivariate analyses, binary logistic regression, and mediation analyses were conducted using STATA 15.0.
resultsSuffering material hardship was significantly associated with higher odds of experiencing parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers, and grandparents' mental health partially mediated this association.
conclusionsAddressing material and mental health needs among grandparent kinship providers is critical to decreasing their parenting stress.
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