Personal Mastery and Psychological Well-Being Among Young Grandmothers |
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| Authors: | Brandyn-Dior McKinley Edna Brown Cleopatra Howard Caldwell |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies , University of Connecticut , Storrs , CT brandyn.mckinley@uconn.edu;3. Department of Human Development and Family Studies , University of Connecticut , Storrs , CT;4. University of Michigan, School of Public Health , Ann Arbor , MI |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the association between relationship quality, personal mastery, and psychological well-being among 83 young Black and White American grandmothers in families with teenage mothers. Interviews were conducted during the early stages of adaptation to grandparenthood due to the birth of a baby to a teenage daughter. Findings indicated that the effects of the mother–daughter relationship are mediated through mastery. When grandmothers feel a sense of mastery, the conflict with the teenage mother is not as detrimental to their psychological health. Findings are discussed in the context of developing supportive services for grandmothers in families with teenage mothers. |
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| Keywords: | Black American and White American grandmothers young grandmothers early transition to grandparenthood grandmother–adolescent mother relationship relational conflict depressive symptoms |
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