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Grandparent Caregivers' Resilience: Stress, Support, and Coping Predict Life Satisfaction.
Angela N Mendoza1, Christine A Fruhauf2, David MacPhee2
12647 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|April 23, 2019
Summary
Grandparent caregivers experiencing stress can maintain life satisfaction through social support and coping strategies. These factors directly promote well-being, though they do not moderate the stress-life satisfaction link.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Social Work
Background:
- Grandparents raising grandchildren face significant stress, potentially impacting their subjective well-being.
- Understanding protective factors like social support and coping is crucial for grandparent caregivers' resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether social support and coping strategies moderate the relationship between stress and life satisfaction in grandparent caregivers.
- To examine the direct effects of support and coping on life satisfaction.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 74 grandparent caregivers.
- Data collected on daily hassles, life satisfaction, social support, and coping strategies.
- Structural equation modeling was employed for analysis.
Main Results:
- Social support and coping strategies demonstrated direct, promotive effects on life satisfaction.
- These factors did not moderate the link between stress and life satisfaction.
- Despite high stress, half of the caregivers reported life satisfaction, attributed to their support and coping.
Conclusions:
- Social support and coping skills are vital for life satisfaction among grandparent caregivers, even under stress.
- Interventions aimed at enhancing social support and coping skills could benefit this population.
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