ArticleJournal of marriage and the family2024
Keeping Us Young? Grandchild Caregiving and Older Adults' Cognitive Functioning.
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- Bias and Beliefs: Age Discrimination, Perceived Control over Cognitive Aging, and Executive Functioning in Caregiving Grandparents.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Determinants of Dementia Risk Score in Primary Care: Knowledge Level, Social Factors, and Health Behaviours.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Intergenerational family support and older adult frailty: findings from four prospective cohort studies.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Fluidity in filial piety: twenty-year associations of living arrangements on depression and life satisfaction and across chronic diseases among older adults in rural China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Grandchild contact and grandparents' positive and negative emotions in daily life: an analysis using self-report and language use data.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Is There a Link Between Older Adults' Frequency of (Face-to-Face and Remote) Contact With Grandchildren and Cognitive Functioning Over 12 Years?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- The effect of subjective socioeconomic status on wellbeing among urban older adults with intergenerational parenting: the mediating role of perceived social support.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in the Protective Role of Grandparenting in Dementia Risk.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study investigates longitudinal associations between providing care to grandchildren and cognitive functioning. It also examines heterogeneity in these relationships. Background: Grandchild caregiving may support older adults' cognitive functioning by providing social engagement and emotional meaning. However, studies caution that time- intensive or custodial grandchild caregiving can take a toll on grandparents. The cognitive health implications of grandchild caregiving may thus depend on contexts including time spent providing care and living arrangements. They may also vary across sociodemographic groups and have greater effects on older adults who are more vulnerable to cognitive decline. Method: Data came from the 1998-2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and represented over 11,000 U.S. adults age 50+. Using linear growth curve and dynamic panel models, the analysis explored relationships between level of grandchild care and cognitive functioning over time and across sociodemographic, family, work and health characteristics. Results: Those providing 100-199, 200-499 or 500+ hours of care to grandchildren had better cognitive functioning than non-caregivers regardless of whether they lived with grandchildren. Positive links between grandchild caregiving and cognition were stronger for lower income, non-working, and unpartnered adults and grew with age and functional limitations. Conclusion: These findings suggest that providing care to minor grandchildren may help support cognitive functioning as adults age. They also support the hypothesis that more vulnerable or isolated groups of older adults may benefit the most from grandchild caregiving.
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