Dolbin-MacNab Megan L, Yancura Loriena A
1 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
2 University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2018 Jan;86(1):3-33. doi: 10.1177/0091415016689565. Epub 2017 Jan 24.
Globally, it is common for grandparents to serve as surrogate parents to their grandchildren, often in response to family crises and other challenges such as poverty, disease epidemics, and migration. Despite the global nature of this intergenerational caregiving arrangement, there have been few contextually focused examinations of how grandparents' surrogate parenting roles are enacted across countries and cultures. This analytic review addresses this issue by exploring demographic and cultural contexts, needs and experiences, and formal and informal supports for grandparents raising grandchildren in four diverse countries: China, New Zealand, Romania, and South Africa. We conclude our analysis by discussing key contextual factors, and their associated interrelationships, from which future research may elucidate how cultural, historical, and sociopolitical factors uniquely shape grandparents' experiences. We also make recommendations for contextually informed policies and practice.
在全球范围内，祖父母充当孙辈的代理父母很常见，这通常是为了应对家庭危机以及贫困、疾病流行和移民等其他挑战。尽管这种代际照料安排具有全球性，但针对不同国家和文化背景下祖父母如何履行代理父母角色的研究却很少。本分析性综述通过探讨四个不同国家（中国、新西兰、罗马尼亚和南非）祖父母抚养孙辈的人口和文化背景、需求和经历以及正式和非正式支持来解决这一问题。我们在分析结尾讨论了关键的背景因素及其相互关系，未来的研究可以从中阐明文化、历史和社会政治因素如何独特地塑造祖父母的经历。我们还针对基于背景的政策和实践提出了建议。
