Family Well-Being Concerns of Grandparents in Skipped Generation Families |
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| Authors: | Holly Baker Shakya Christina Eisenberg Joanna Weston Sandy Liles |
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| Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Public Health , San Diego State University , San Diego , California , USA;2. Department of Global Public Health , University of California , San Diego , California , USA;3. Graduate School of Public Health , San Diego State University , San Diego , California , USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the family well-being concerns of grandparents in skipped-generation families. Co-resident grandparents who are responsible for raising their grandchildren completed surveys, focus groups, or individual interviews. Service providers to skipped-generation families also participated in individual interviews to provide an additional perspective to grandparents' concerns. Results indicated 5 levels of concerns: intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational or institutional, policy, and societal. Concerns at different levels were interrelated and pointed to the need for multilevel interventions to help these families. Implications of the findings for future interventions with skipped-generation families are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | family grandparents caregiving quality of life |
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