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THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM LEGACY OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH
GRANDPARENTS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF GRANDCHILDREN
by
Sarah Ruiz
_____________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(GERONTOLOGY)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Sarah Ruiz
Object Description
| Title | The immediate and long term legacy of relationships with grandparents for the well-being of grandchildren |
| Author | Ruiz, Sarah |
| Author email | sarahrui@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Gerontology |
| School | Leonard Davis School of Gerontology |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-01-11 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 4 Apr. 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-04-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Silverstein, Merril |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Casper, Lynne Crimmins, Eileen |
| Abstract | This dissertation aimed to explain how involvement with grandparents influences psychosocial outcomes of grandchildren. More specifically, the objectives were to: (1) identify whether close and supportive relationships with grandparents reduce depressive symptoms and improve self-esteem of their late adolescent and young adult grandchildren, including whether grandchild-grandparent relationships moderate the negative effects of having been raised in alternative family structures or of having emotionally distant relationships with parents; (2) Describe the role of family functioning (turbulent home life, parental involvement) and explain under what conditions relationships with grandparents improve behavioral outcomes for grandchildren; and (3) Evaluate the role of grandparents in improving the educational aspirations of adult grandchildren. Analyses were performed using data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) -- a three wave multigenerational study. Multiple regression results from the first study (N=932) showed that relationships with parents and cohesion with grandparents work together to improve psychological outcomes of grandchildren in single-parent homes. The second study (N=1326) demonstrated that grandparents reduce behavioral problems for grandchildren growing up in turbulent home environments. Finally, the third study (N=1215) demonstrated that greater cohesion with grandparents could increase the education aspirations of granddaughters but not grandsons. Taken together, this dissertation demonstrated that grandparents represent an adaptive resource in the family life of grandchildren from childhood through adulthood. |
| Keyword | grandparents |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1086 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Ruiz, Sarah |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Ruiz-20080404 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Ruiz-20080404.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM LEGACY OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH GRANDPARENTS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF GRANDCHILDREN by Sarah Ruiz _____________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (GERONTOLOGY) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Sarah Ruiz |
