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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Grandparent involvement and children's emotional and behavioral problems: the mediating role of social competence and the moderating role of family functioning.

Yanzhen Xu, Xiuting Wen, Yumeng Hao, Huiyan Lin, Yakun Ni

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yanzhen XuSchool of Educational Science, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiuting WenSchool of Educational Science, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Yumeng HaoSchool of Educational Science, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Huiyan LinDepartment of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China.
Yakun NiDepartment of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

This study examined whether social competence accounts for part of the association between grandparent involvement and children's emotional and behavioral problems, and whether family functioning modifies the strength of the association between grandparent involvement and social adaptability. Data were collected from 729 parents of children aged 3-7 years in China across three time points. Participants completed measures of grandparent involvement, family functioning, social adaptability, and emotional and behavioral problems. Moderated mediation analysis revealed that grandparent involvement was positively associated with children's emotional and behavioral problems, and social adaptability partially accounted for this association. Moreover, the negative association between grandparent involvement and social adaptability varied by family functioning: the negative association was weaker when family functioning was high and stronger when family functioning was low. These findings suggest that family functioning and children's social adaptability may serve as promising intervention targets for addressing the negative correlates of grandparent involvement with child development.

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emotional and behavioral problemsfamily functioninggrandparent involvementmoderated mediationsocial competence

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PMID42856552
PMCPMC13649418

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