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The Health Of Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Kimberly Y. Robitaille
The Health Of Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Kimberly Y. Robitaille
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Introduction: Grandparents are becoming increasingly responsible for raising their grandchildren. Previous studies have noted physical and mental health limitations for custodial grandparents. Grandparents face numerous challenges in raising grandchildren and consequently, experience high stress levels. However, coping and social support have been found to mediate grandparent stress. Rural custodial grandparents have been an understudied population. Using the Stress Process Model, this study extends the knowledge of rural grandparents raising grandchildren by describing the relationships among physical and mental health, stressors, coping, and social supports for custodial grandparents living in Western Kentucky.
Methods: A mixed methods approach was used to examine …