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Perception of child difficulty and levels of depression in caregiving grandmothers
Author(s)Margaret H Young, Tamara J Dawson
Journal titleJournal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 9 no 2, Summer 2003
Pagespp 111-122
KeywordsGrandmothers ; Depression ; Stress ; Grandparents as carers ; Grandchildren ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationUsing data from the US National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), this study investigated the influence of perceived child difficulty on levels of depression for grandmothers who were primary caregivers, compared with their non-caregiving counterparts. A subsample of 898 grandmothers who responded to a question measuring perceived child difficulty was evaluated on demographic characteristics, perception of health status, and levels of depression. Structural equation models were specified to examine the influence of selected predictor variables on depression and anger. Compared to non-caregiving grandmothers, caregivers experienced higher levels of depression. The findings show that perceived child difficulty, along with health, caregiver and marital statuses combined to predict caregiving grandmothers' levels of depressive symptoms. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-040303205 A
ClassmarkSW2: ENR: QNH: P6:SW: SW5: 3F: 7T

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