How Caregiving Grandparents View Support Groups for Grandchildren in Their Care

Forty-two grandparents who were primary caregivers to grandchildren completed self-administered questionnaires and 28 also participated in focus groups to provide their views on the appropriateness and implementation of grandchildren support groups. The vast majority (88%) felt that such support gro...

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Published in:Family relations 2002-07, Vol.51 (3), p.274-281
Main Authors: Smith, Gregory C., Savage-Stevens, Susan E., Fabian, Ellen S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude surveys
Behavior Problems
Caregivers
caregiving
Child care
Children
Children & youth
Coping
custodial grandchildren
Depression (Psychology)
Family Environment
Family Problems
Focus Groups
Grandchildren
Grandmothers
Grandparents
Health Programs
Hyperactivity
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
Musical motives
Parents
Questionnaires
Social Class
Social Support Groups
Substance Abuse
Support groups
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Summary:Forty-two grandparents who were primary caregivers to grandchildren completed self-administered questionnaires and 28 also participated in focus groups to provide their views on the appropriateness and implementation of grandchildren support groups. The vast majority (88%) felt that such support groups would be beneficial and few differences emerged regarding how they should be ideally implemented when comparing the views of grandparents varying in educational level, age of grandchildren, and status as a human service professional.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2002.00274.x