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Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren

Family Structure and Well-Being in Culturally Diverse Families

^a Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach
^b Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Correspondence: Catherine Goodman, DSW, Department of Social Work, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840. E-mail: goodman{at}csulb.edu.

Decision Editor: Laurence G. Branch, PhD

Purpose: This study addressed well-being of grandmothers raising grandchildren in coparenting and custodial households in a sample of African American, Latino, and White grandmothers. Design and Methods: A sample of 1,058 grandmothers was recruited through the schools and media. Grandmothers raising or helping to raise school-aged grandchildren in Los Angeles were interviewed, and analyses were conducted within ethnic groups. Results: African American grandmothers experienced equal well-being in coparenting and custodial families; however, if the stresses related to the parents' problems were removed by statistical control, they favored the custodial arrangement. Latino grandmothers had greater well-being in coparenting families, reflecting a tradition of intergenerational living. White custodial grandmothers experienced somewhat higher levels of affect (positive and negative) but showed no difference in other types of well-being. Implications: The cultural lens through which grandparenthood is viewed has a marked impact on the adaptation to custodial or coparenting family structures.

Key Words: Custodial • Coparenting • African American • Latino • White

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