Title

A Four-Factor Social Support Model To Mediate Stressors Experienced By Children Raised By Grandparents

Keywords

Children raised by grandparents; School adjustment; Social support

Abstract

Increasing numbers of children are being raised by grandparents (CRBG). Grandparents provide a familial connection to these children, yet they tend to experience stressors that limit their effective functioning as surrogate parents. The children also experience stress that attenuates psychosocial well-being. In this article, the phenomenon of CRBG is described and social support is advanced as a theoretical framework to guide the development of prevention and intervention services. The article contributes to the theoretical and applied knowledge base as perhaps the first scholarly work that conceptualizes a specific four-factor social support model to mediate the school-related risk of CRBG and to promote their psychosocial well-being. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volume

26

Issue

1

Number of Pages

54-69

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15377900903368862

Socpus ID

77951447934 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77951447934

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