Citation

Choi M, Sprang G, Eslinger JG. Fam. Community Health 2016; 39(2): 120-128.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea (Dr Choi); College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington (Dr Choi); College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, Lexington (Dr Sprang); and Center on Trauma and Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington (Drs Sprang and Eslinger).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000097

PMID

26882415

Abstract

The number of custodial grandparents has increased significantly over the past decade. Building on Hayslip's and Kaminski's comprehensive review of the literature on custodial grandparenting, we conducted an updated review of the literature, in particular peer-reviewed journal articles published since 2004. We have developed a conceptual model to contribute to understanding the causes and consequences of custodial grandparenting, using the stress-coping framework while highlighting the emerging issues related to contemporary grandfamilies such as cultural and ethnic heterogeneity in grandfamilies. We also emphasized loss, grief, and trauma among grandfamilies and provided the implications for effective public and community health programs.

Language: en