Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Perceived Neighborhood Risk as a Predictor of Emotional Well-Being |
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Authors: | Richard A Longoria |
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Institution: | Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas |
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Abstract: | Little is known about the living conditions of grandparents raising grandchildren and how such environments may impact their emotional well-being. Using a probability sample of 465 grandparent caregivers, multivariate analyses showed no statistically significant main effect between grandparents' perceived neighborhood conditions and their emotional well-being. However, a statistically significant interaction effect indicated that increasing levels of perceived neighborhood risk decreases grandparents' emotional well-being among permanent, rather than non-permanent, grandparent caregivers. Findings are discussed, and practice implications suggest neighborhood conditions should be addressed in psychosocial assessments protocols used to understand the needs of this underserved population. |
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Keywords: | Grandparents raising grandchildren neighborhoods emotional well-being |
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