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Grandparenting, Social Relations, and Mortality in Old Age.
- Source :
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Research on Aging . Mar/Apr2022, Vol. 44 Issue 3/4, p265-275. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Guided by a convoy model of social relations, this study investigates the relationships between grandparenting status, social relations, and mortality among community-dwelling grandparents age 65 and older who are caring for their grandchildren. The data were drawn from the 2008 and 2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N = 564). Latent class analysis was used to identify the social network structure based on six indicators of interpersonal relationships and activities. A series of hierarchical Weibull hazard models estimated the associations between grandparent caregiving, social relations, and mortality risk. Results of survival analyses indicate that co-parenting and custodial grandparents had higher all-cause mortality risk than grandparents who babysat occasionally; however, for custodial grandparents, the association was not significant once social relation variables were added to the model. This study suggests that community-based support may be beneficial to older grandparents and improved relationship quality is integral to the well-being of older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01640275
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 3/4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Research on Aging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155958084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275211015433