Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods

Author(s): Bachman, Heather J.; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay;
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher(s): Blackwell Publishing
Description: A study of the implications of custodial grandparent care by comparing the material hardship, mental health, and physical well-being of custodial grandmothers and biological mothers using data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation ; United States. Administration on Developmental Disabilities ; United States. Administration for Children and Families ; United States. Social Security Administration ; National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) ; Boston Foundation ; Annie E. Casey Foundation ; Edna McConnell Clark Foundation ; Lloyd A. Fry Foundation ; Hogg Foundation for Mental Health ; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; Joyce Foundation ; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ; W. K. Kellogg Foundation ; Kronkosky Charitable Foundation ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; Searle Fund ; Woods Fund of Chicago
Journal Title: Family Relations
Volume Number: 54
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 475-487
Topics: Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Family Structure

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Health
Country: United States
States: CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS
ISSN: 0197-6664 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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