The Pathway from Grandparental Support with Childcare in the Early Years to Child Socioemotional Outcomes in Middle Childhood: Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study

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  • Author(s): Atis Akyol, Nevra (ORCID Atis Akyol, Nevra (ORCID 0000-0003-4697-847X); Atalan Ergin, Derya (ORCID Atalan Ergin, Derya (ORCID 0000-0002-6602-1985); Kallitsoglou, Angeliki (ORCID Kallitsoglou, Angeliki (ORCID 0000-0002-6497-4379)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Early Child Development and Care. 2023 193(9-10):1067-1082.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Subject Terms:
      Grandparents; Child Care; Toddlers; Young Children; Mothers; Social Development; Emotional Development; Mental Health; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Child Development; Social Support Groups; Behavior Problems; Emotional Problems; Peer Relationship
    • Subject Terms:
      United Kingdom
    • Subject Terms:
      Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03004430.2023.2218596
    • ISSN:
      0300-4430
      1476-8275
    • Abstract:
      We examined the pathway from grandparental childcare support at age 3 to child social and emotional outcomes at age 7 through maternal mental health and mother-child relationship at age 3 in a sample of n = 1495 biological mothers and their children from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Structural equation modelling showed that time spent in the care of grandparents at age 3 was not associated with the child's social and emotional outcomes at age 7 via maternal psychological distress or mother-child conflict and mother-child closeness. Maternal psychological distress at age 3 was associated with poor child social and emotional outcomes at age 7 both directly and indirectly via mother-child conflict and mother-child closeness. In the early years, grandparental childcare, as primary form of childcare arrangement, may not be significantly associated with maternal mental wellbeing or parenting capacity, which are both beneficial for child socioemotional development.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1398631