A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation
The purpose of this study was to explore the following relationships: (a) how moderating factors (gender, age, ethnicity, social support, marital status, reason for role assumption and number of grandchildren in the home) can influence the mediating role of resiliency, and (b) how resiliency may med...
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ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc121672017-03-17T08:36:12Z A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation Moske, Amanda Kay Grandparents raising grandchildren moderated mediation custodial grandparents Grandparents as parents. Grandparenting. Resilience (Personality trait) The purpose of this study was to explore the following relationships: (a) how moderating factors (gender, age, ethnicity, social support, marital status, reason for role assumption and number of grandchildren in the home) can influence the mediating role of resiliency, and (b) how resiliency may mediate the negative effects of raising grandchildren (role demands, life disruptions, and difficulties with grandchildren) on grandparent adjustment over time. Resiliency was hypothesized to have the greatest effect on custodial grandparents who experienced the most stress (i.e., older, single, Caucasian males lacking social support and raising more than one grandchild). Mediation was assessed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated resilience mediated the relationship between role assumptions (i.e., role demands and life disruptions) and grandparent adjustment; however, resilience did not mediate the relationship between grandchild characteristics and grandparent adjustment. Due to the small number of custodial grandfathers (n = 14), non-married grandparents (n = 29), non-Caucasian grandparents (n = 10), the small number of grandparents who assumed the custodial role for less ambiguous reasons (n = 24), and the number of custodial grandparents with more than one grandchild residing in the home (n = 29) participating within the study, hierarchical multiple regressions were only conducted to test for moderated mediation for perceived social support and the age of the grandparent. Results indicated resilience mediates the relationship between life disruption and grandparent well-being for younger custodial grandparents and for custodial grandparents with perceived high social support. University of North Texas Neumann, Craig S. Glover, Rebecca Taylor, Daniel J. 2009-12 Thesis or Dissertation Text oclc: 567139457 untcat: b3823756 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12167/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc12167 English Public Copyright Moske, Amanda Kay Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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The purpose of this study was to explore the following relationships: (a) how moderating factors (gender, age, ethnicity, social support, marital status, reason for role assumption and number of grandchildren in the home) can influence the mediating role of resiliency, and (b) how resiliency may mediate the negative effects of raising grandchildren (role demands, life disruptions, and difficulties with grandchildren) on grandparent adjustment over time. Resiliency was hypothesized to have the greatest effect on custodial grandparents who experienced the most stress (i.e., older, single, Caucasian males lacking social support and raising more than one grandchild). Mediation was assessed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated resilience mediated the relationship between role assumptions (i.e., role demands and life disruptions) and grandparent adjustment; however, resilience did not mediate the relationship between grandchild characteristics and grandparent adjustment. Due to the small number of custodial grandfathers (n = 14), non-married grandparents (n = 29), non-Caucasian grandparents (n = 10), the small number of grandparents who assumed the custodial role for less ambiguous reasons (n = 24), and the number of custodial grandparents with more than one grandchild residing in the home (n = 29) participating within the study, hierarchical multiple regressions were only conducted to test for moderated mediation for perceived social support and the age of the grandparent. Results indicated resilience mediates the relationship between life disruption and grandparent well-being for younger custodial grandparents and for custodial grandparents with perceived high social support. |
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A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation |
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A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation |
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A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation |
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A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation |
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A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Custodial Grandparenting: A Test of Moderated Mediation |
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longitudinal examination of factors associated with custodial grandparenting: a test of moderated mediation |
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University of North Texas |
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