The psychosocial benefits of providing non-kin childcare in older adults: A longitudinal study with older New Zealanders.

Autor:	Szabó, Ágnes, Neely, Eva, Stephens, Christine
Předmět:	WELL-being CHILD care ANALYSIS of variance INDEPENDENT variables SURVEYS MATHEMATICAL variables SOCIOECONOMIC factors QUESTIONNAIRES AUTONOMY (Psychology) DESCRIPTIVE statistics AGING LONELINESS QUALITY of life PATH analysis (Statistics) LONGITUDINAL method VOLUNTEER service
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology; Sep2021, Vol. 26 Issue 11, p1926-1938, 13p
Abstrakt:	Community grandparenting may promote the well-being of older adults. We examined the impact of non-kin and grandparental childcare on quality of life and loneliness using longitudinal data from 2653 older New Zealanders collected over 2 years. Providing both non-kin and grandparental childcare predicted greater self-realisation for women only and was associated with reduced levels of control and autonomy for men. Non-kin childcare was also associated with reduced social loneliness over time independent of gender. Findings suggest that non-kin grandparenting has psychosocial benefits for older adults. Surrogate grandparenting offers promising avenues for those without grandchildren to experience the benefits of grandparenting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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