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Not on their own again
— psychological, social and health characteristics of custodial African American grandmothers | | Author(s) | Dorothy S Ruiz, Carolyn W Zhu, Martha R Crowther |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 15, no 2/3, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 167-184 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Black African ; Grandmothers ; Grandparents as carers ; Mental health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article presents social and health indicators of depression among custodial African American grandmothers. A sample of 99 custodial African American grandmothers caring for one or more grandchildren was included in the analysis, for which a cross-sectional design was used. The results indicated that some 20% of custodial African American grandmothers were depressed. Depressed grandmothers were more likely to report having all ten of the study's chronic physical health conditions. Having one additional chronic condition increased the probability of depression by 68%. Old age, more social support and caring for older children were associated with low levels of depression. The proliferation of grandchildren being raised by African American grandmothers suggests the need for more research, policy and programmatic interventions. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040113216 A |
| Classmark | TKF: SW2: P6:SW: D: F: CC: 49: 7T |
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