Three-generation households and child mental health in European countries
Masfety VK, Aarnink C, Otten R, Bitfoi A, Mihova Z, Lesinskiene S, Carta MG, Gölitz D, Husky M (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Journal
Book Volume: 54
Pages Range: 427-436
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1640-9
Abstract
PurposeTo evaluate the associations between the presence of a grand parent at home that is three-generation household, with children mental health in diverse countries whether this situation is frequent or not.MethodsData from the School Children Mental Health in Europe cross-sectional survey in six countries (n=4582) were used to examine the association between three-generation households and child mental health across Europe. The parent and teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was combined to assess child mental clinical problems.ResultsOverall, 25.13% of European families live with at least one grandparent: 5.46% in Western and 29.70% in Eastern Europe. Controlling for key sociodemographic variables and for country of residence, the presence of a grandparent is associated with an increased risk for child mental health problems in the total sample (OR 1.37, p=0.002). In two-parent homes, the effect of the presence of a grandparent is significant (OR 1.40, p=0.026), while it is not in single-parent homes. In each country, the presence of a grandparent is a risk for either externalizing or internalizing problems.ConclusionsPrograms may be developed to educate elderly people to better respect their children's role as parents so having a grandparent in the home can become an asset for family members rather than a burden.
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Involved external institutions
Radboud University Nijmegen
Netherlands (NL)
New Bulgarian University
Bulgaria (BG)
University of Paris 5 - René Descartes / Université Paris V René Descartes
France (FR)
Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules (IN2P3)
France (FR)
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Italy (IT)
Netherlands (NL)
New Bulgarian University
Bulgaria (BG)
University of Paris 5 - René Descartes / Université Paris V René Descartes
France (FR)
Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules (IN2P3)
France (FR)
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Italy (IT)
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APA:
Masfety, V.K., Aarnink, C., Otten, R., Bitfoi, A., Mihova, Z., Lesinskiene, S.,... Husky, M. (2019). Three-generation households and child mental health in European countries. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 54(4), 427-436. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1640-9
MLA:
Masfety, Viviane Kovess, et al. "Three-generation households and child mental health in European countries." Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 54.4 (2019): 427-436.
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