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22-05-2019 | Original Paper

The Relationship Between Parenting Styles Practiced By Grandparents And Children’s Emotional And Behavioral Problems

Auteurs: Yuli Li, Naixue Cui, Hui Ting Kok, Janet Deatrick, Jianghong Liu

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 7/2019

Abstract

Objectives

To examine the relationship between grandparenting styles and grandchildren’s emotions and behaviors, while controlling for parenting styles, and to compare the effects of grandparenting styles and parenting styles on children’s behavioral problems in China.

Methods

A sample of 765 children, with a mean age of 12.02 years (SD = 0.38), participated in this cross-sectional study in Jintan city, Jiangsu province, China. All participants completed the self-report measures of emotions and behaviors, grandparenting styles, and sociodemographic variables.

Results

Results showed that the well-recognized parenting styles (Care, Indifference, Overprotection, and Autonomy), when implemented by grandparents (grandparenting styles) and parents (parenting styles), had different patterns of effects on children’s emotional and behavioral problems. Grandparenting styles, especially grandparental Care and Overprotection, were positively related to emotional and behavioral problems, while parental Care was negatively related to children’s externalizing behaviors.

Conclusions

These results highlight the importance of grandparenting styles in grandchildren’s development. Practitioners working with grandparents and grandchildren need to recognize the complexity of grandparent-grandchild relationships and implement suitable interventions to meet the family needs.

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Titel: The Relationship Between Parenting Styles Practiced By Grandparents And Children’s Emotional And Behavioral Problems
Auteurs: Yuli Li
Naixue Cui
Hui Ting Kok
Janet Deatrick
Jianghong Liu
Publicatiedatum: 22-05-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 7/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01415-7

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