Xu Yanfeng, Harrison Theresa M
College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Carolina Family Engagement Center, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Children (Basel). 2023 Sep 29;10(10):1623. doi: 10.3390/children10101623.
This study examined the associations of grandparent-grandchild relational closeness and conflict with grandchildren's socioemotional and behavioral problems, including emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, and abnormal prosocial behaviors. We analyzed primary cross-sectional survey data collected from custodial grandparents in the United States using logistic regression models. The results indicated that grandparent-grandchild relational closeness was significantly associated with lower odds of custodial grandchildren having emotional symptoms, conduct problems, peer problems, and abnormal prosocial behaviors, whereas grandparent-grandchild relational conflict was significantly associated with higher odds of emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, and abnormal prosocial behaviors. Implications for increasing grandparent-grandchild relational closeness and decreasing relational conflicts among grandparent-headed families are discussed, which might improve grandchildren's socioemotional and behavioral well-being.
本研究考察了祖孙关系的亲密程度和冲突与孙辈的社会情感及行为问题之间的关联,这些问题包括情绪症状、行为问题、多动、同伴问题及异常亲社会行为。我们使用逻辑回归模型分析了从美国有监护权的祖父母那里收集的主要横断面调查数据。结果表明,祖孙关系亲密程度与有监护权的孙辈出现情绪症状、行为问题、同伴问题及异常亲社会行为的较低几率显著相关,而祖孙关系冲突则与情绪症状、行为问题、多动、同伴问题及异常亲社会行为的较高几率显著相关。文中讨论了增进祖孙关系亲密程度以及减少以祖父母为户主家庭中的关系冲突的意义,这可能会改善孙辈的社会情感和行为福祉。