Zhang Yunyi, Zhang Xuanli, Xie Ziyang, Xiao Xiao
School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China; School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Jul 23;85:83-95. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.07.017.
In recent years, intergenerational co-parenting involving grandparents and parents has become a popular phenomenon in Asian society, especially in China. While existing research suggests that such co-parenting arrangements may significantly influence child behavioral outcomes, current evidence on the beneficial effects of grandparent-parent co-parenting on the behavioral development of children remains inconclusive, and its underlying mechanisms are still unclear.
This is a scoping review guided by the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) five-stage methodological framework. This review was conducted using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews. Eleven Chinese and English databases were systematically searched.
In total, 25 studies were included in the scoping review, including 17 cross-sectional surveys, six longitudinal studies, and two randomized controlled trials.
The findings demonstrated that a positive grandparent-parent co-parenting relationship was associated with fewer problem behaviors and higher levels of prosocial behaviors, self-reliance, social skills, social adaptability, self-control, and cognitive development among preschool children. In contrast, negative intergenerational co-parenting was related to problem behaviors and dependent behaviors in preschool children, as well as to lower levels of social competence and social adjustment. Grandparent-parent co-parenting consistency appears to facilitate the development of self-control behaviors in children, but empirical evidence does not support a significant association between intergenerational co-parenting relationships and child temperament.
The grandparent-parent co-parenting relationship plays an important role in the early behavioral development of children. Future research should emphasize the significance of developing a positive intergenerational co-parenting relationship in grandparent-parent co-parenting families and creating a healthy family environment.
近年来，涉及祖父母和父母的代际共同养育已成为亚洲社会，尤其是中国的一种普遍现象。虽然现有研究表明这种共同养育安排可能会显著影响儿童的行为结果，但目前关于祖父母 - 父母共同养育对儿童行为发展的有益影响的证据仍不确凿，其潜在机制也尚不清楚。
这是一项以阿克西和奥马利（2005年）的五阶段方法框架为指导的范围综述。本综述使用PRISMA - ScR范围综述指南进行。系统检索了11个中英文数据库。
范围综述共纳入25项研究，包括17项横断面调查、6项纵向研究和2项随机对照试验。
研究结果表明，积极的祖父母 - 父母共同养育关系与学龄前儿童较少的问题行为以及更高水平的亲社会行为、自立能力、社交技能、社会适应能力、自我控制能力和认知发展相关。相比之下，消极的代际共同养育与学龄前儿童的问题行为和依赖行为有关，也与较低的社会能力和社会适应水平有关。祖父母 - 父母共同养育的一致性似乎有助于儿童自我控制行为的发展，但实证证据并不支持代际共同养育关系与儿童气质之间存在显著关联。
祖父母 - 父母共同养育关系在儿童早期行为发展中起着重要作用。未来的研究应强调在祖父母 - 父母共同养育家庭中建立积极的代际共同养育关系以及营造健康家庭环境的重要性。
