Grandparenting activities and mental health in Northern Sri Lanka.

Autor: Hale KL; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Zalla LC; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Scherer EM; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA., Østbye T; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.; Center for Aging Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore., Dinesh Coonghe PA; Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka., Surenthirakumaran R; Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka., Maselko J; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of intergenerational relationships [J Intergener Relatsh] 2023; Vol. 21 (2), pp. 194-214. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 22.
DOI: 10.1080/15350770.2021.1991869
Abstrakt: Grandparenting activities are of increasing interest to researchers seeking to understand reduced social engagement and depression among aging adults. Heterogeneity in the population and caretaking roles complicate its measurement. We piloted a measure of grandparenting activities among 79 grandparents (aged 55+) in Sri Lanka and correlated those activity levels with psychological distress. Second, we explored whether the aforementioned correlation varied by grandparent functional limitations. We found that greater engagement in generative grandparenting activities was correlated with lower distress, and that association was stronger among grandparents with more functional limitations. We discuss possible explanations and implications of these findings.
Databáze: MEDLINE