Title
Teachers' perceptions of the emotional and behavioral functioning of children raised by grandparents
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
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
565
Last Page
572
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0033-3085
Recommended Citation
"Teachers' perceptions of the emotional and behavioral functioning of children raised by grandparents" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6109.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6109
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