Personal Adjustment and Perceptions of Grandchild Behavior in Custodial Grandmothers
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
- Vol. 29 (1) , 108-118
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp2901_11
Abstract
Examined parenting stress, depression, parenting satisfaction, and perceptions of child behavior in 35 custodial grandmothers seeking outpatient psychological services for their grandchildren ages 3 to 12. These clinic grandmothers reported significantly greater stress and depression, less parenting satisfaction, and more negative perceptions of their grandchildren's behavior than did 35 nonclinic custodial grandmothers. Also, similar to a comparison group of 35 clinic mothers and to the empirical literature on clinic parents, the clinic grandmothers' personal adjustment (i.e., stress and depression) was related significantly to their perceptions of their grandchildren's behavior. Thus, assessment of custodial grandmothers' adjustment, as well as grandchild behavior, in clinical settings appears warranted.Keywords
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