The role of resilience in mediating outcomes associated with grandparents raising their grandchildren.
Description:
The occurrence of custodial grandparents is increasing greatly. These grandparents face added stress and many adversities that arise from caregiving. Findings of current research tends to be mixed on the effects of grandparents raising grandchildren experience. Much research concludes that grandparent caregivers experience negative declines in overall health and well-being, while other research points out that the caregiving role may actually be a positive experience for the grandparent. Th…
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Date:
December 2009
Creator:
Davis, Shanna R.