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Second time around parenting — factors predictive of grandparents becoming caregivers for their grandchildren
Author(s)	Meredith Minkler, Esme Fuller-Thomson
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 50, no 3, 2000
Pages	pp 185-200
Keywords	Grandparents as carers ; Grandchildren ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	More than one in ten American grandparents raise a grandchild for at least six months, with most of these providing care for three years or more. This longitudinal study uses data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to identify pre-existing personal characteristics and contextual variables which are predictive of individuals becoming primary caregivers for their grandchildren. Contrary to hypotheses, pre-caregiving attitudes concerning intergenerational solidarity bore little relationship to the likelihood of becoming a caregiver. In contrast, being female, younger, African American, and not having completed high school were significantly predictive of becoming a custodial grandparent. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001019210 A
Classmark	P6:SW: SW5: F: 3J: 7T
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