Teachers' perceptions of the emotional and behavioral functioning of children raised by grandparents

    Authors

    O. W. Edwards

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Psychol. Schools

    Keywords

    PARENTS; Psychology, Educational

    Abstract

    Increasing numbers of grandparents are becoming full-time surrogate parents to their grandchildren. Grandparents who raise their grandchildren reportedly endure high levels of stress, and grandchildren purportedly experience childhood trauma that can lead to poor psychological adjustment. While anecdotal reports have suggested that grandchildren experience significant behavioral problems, there is a dearth of data to empirically support this view. This research was an initial endeavor to ascertain whether teachers perceive children raised by grandparents as exhibiting serious emotional and behavioral problems. Fifty-four African American children raised by their grandparents and a comparison group of 54 African American children living with their parents were studied to determine the grandchildren's functioning. Teachers perceived the children raised by their grandparents as experiencing significantly more emotional and behavioral problems than their similar schoolmates. Children in these families appear in need of school-based intervention services. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

    Journal Title

    Psychology in the Schools

    Volume

    43

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    565

    Last Page

    572

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000237165700004

    ISSN

    0033-3085

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