Caring for others without neglecting oneself? Grandparent caregivers, gender, and perceived health-related quality of life

References

• Alonso, J., Regidor, E., Barrio, G., Prieto, L., Rodríguez, C., & De La Fuente, L. (1998). Valores poblacionales de referencia de la versión española del Cuestionario de Salud SF-36. Medicina Clínica, 111, 410–416.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Arpino, B., Bordone, V., & Balbo, N. (2018). Grandparenting, education and subjective well-being of older Europeans. European Journal of Ageing, 15(3), 251–263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-018-0467-2
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Berg-Weger, M., Rubio, D. M., & Tebb, S. S. (2000). Living in and caring for older family members: Issues related to caregiver well-being. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 33(2), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.1300/J083v33n02_04
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bordone, V., Arpino, B., & Aassve, A. (2017). Patterns of grandparental childcare across Europe: The role of the policy context and working mothers’ need. Ageing and Society, 37(4), 845–873. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X1600009X
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M., Hunkler, C., Kneip, T., Korbmacher, J., Malter, F., Schaan, B., Stuck, S., & Zuber, S, SHARE Central Coordination Team. on behalf of the SHARE (2013). Data Resource Profile: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). International Journal of Epidemiology, 42(4), 992–1001. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt088
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brenna, E., & Di-Novi, C. (2016). Is caring for older parents detrimental to women’s mental health? The role of European North-South gradient. Review of Economics of the Household, 14(4), 745–778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-015-9296-7
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Caïs, J., & Folguera, L. (2013). Redefining the dynamics of intergenerational family solidarity in Spain. European Societies, 15(4), 557–576. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2013.836404
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carrasco, C. (2016). El tiempo más allá del reloj: Las encuestas de uso del tiempo revisitadas. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborables, 34(2), 357–383. https://doi.org/10.5209/CRLA.53433
   Google Scholar
• Casado-Mejía, R., & Ruiz-Arias, E. (2016). Influence of Gender and Care Strategy in Family Caregiver’s strain: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship: An Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 48(6), 587–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12256
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203771587
   Google Scholar
• Colliére, M. F. (1999). Encontrar el sentido original a los cuidados enfermeros. Revista Rol de Enfermería, 22(1), 303–307.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Danielsbacka, M., Křenková, L., & Tanskanen, A. O. (2022). Grandparenting, health, and well-being: A systematic literature review. European Journal of Ageing, 19(3), 341–368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-021-00674-y
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Del Río-Lozano, M., García-Calvente, M. M., Marcos-Marcos, J., Entrena-Durán, F., & Maroto-Navarro, G. (2013). Gender Identity in Informal Care. Impact on Health in Spanish Caregivers. Qualitative Health Research, 23(11), 1506–1520. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313507144
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• European Institute for Gender Equality [EIGE]. (2017). Gender Equality Index 2017. Measuring gender equality in the European Union 2005-2015. EIGE. https://doi.org/10.2839/707843
   Google Scholar
• Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Buchner, A., & Lang, A. G. (2009). Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses. Behavior Research Methods, 41(4), 1149–1160. https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.4.1149
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Flores, N., Jenaro, C., Moro, L., & Tomşa, R. (2014). Salud y calidad de vida de cuidadores familiares y profesionales de personas mayores dependientes: Estudio comparativo. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 4(2), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.30552/ejihpe.v4i2.73
   Google Scholar
• Fortinsky, R. H., Tennen, H., Frank, N., & Affleck, G. (2007). Health and psychological consequences of caregiving. In Aldwin C, Park CL and Spiro A (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology and aging (pp. 227–249). The Guilford Press.
   Google Scholar
• Freixas, A. (2003). Abuelas 4x4. La solidaridad de los linajes femeninos. Mujeres y Salud, 11, 11–12.
   Google Scholar
• Freixas, A. (2013). Tan Frescas. Las nuevas mujeres mayores del siglo XXI. Paidós.
   Google Scholar
• García-Calvente, M. M., Del Río-Lozano, M., & Marcos-Marcos, J. (2011). Desigualdades de género en el deterioro de la salud como consecuencia del cuidado informal en España. Gaceta Sanitaria, 25(S2), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.09.006
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• García-Díaz, V., Pérez-Herrero, M. H., & Martínez-González, R. (2014). Aproximación a la participación de los abuelos y abuelas en la educación de sus nietos y nietas. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1(1), 571–579. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v1.405
   Google Scholar
• Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice: Psychological theory and women’s development. Harvard University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Glaser, K., Ribé, M. E., Waginger, U., Price, D., Stuchbury, R., & Tinker, A. (2013). Grandparenting in Europe: Family policy and grandparents’ role in providing childcare. Grandparents Plus.
   Google Scholar
• Grundy, E. M., Albala, C., Allen, E., Dangour, A. D., Elbourne, D., & Uauy, R. (2012). Grandparenting and psychosocial health among older Chileans: A longitudinal analysis. Aging & Mental Health, 16(8), 1047–1057. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2012.692766
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hank, K., & Buber, I. (2009). Grandparents caring for their grandchildren: Findings from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Journal of Family Issues, 30(1), 53–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X08322627
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hilbrand, S., Coall, D. A., Gerstorf, D., & Hertwig, R. (2017). Caregiving within and beyond the family is associated with lower mortality for the caregiver: A prospective study. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(3), 397–403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.11.010
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Horsfall, B., & Dempsey, D. (2015). Grandparents doing gender: Experiences of grandmothers and grandfathers caring for grandchildren in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 51(4), 1070–1084. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783313498945
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jendrek, M. (1994). Grandparents Who Parent Their Grandchildren: Circumstances and Decisions. Medicine and Health and Social Sciences. The Gerontologist, 34(2), 206–216. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/34.2.206
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Larrañaga, I., Martín, U., Bacigalupe, A., Begiristáin, J. M., Valderrama, M. J., & Arregi, B. (2008). Impact of informal caregiving on caregivers’ health and quality of life: Analysis of gender inequalities. Gaceta Sanitaria, 22(5), 443–450. https://doi.org/10.1157/13126925
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee, Y., Tang, F., Kim, K., & Albert, S. M. (2015). Exploring gender differences in the Relationships between eldercare and labour force participation. Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue Canadienne du Vieillissement, 34(1), 14–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980814000543
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leyra, B., & Roldán, E. (2013). Reflexiones feministas sobre las mujeres mayores, el envejecimiento y las políticas públicas. Aproximaciones al caso español. Ex Aequo, 28, 103–117.
   Google Scholar
• Luna, S., Ramos, P., & Rivera, F. (2016). Coping strategies, stress and health of grandmothers caring for ascending and descending relatives. Estudios de Psicología, 37(1), 90–114. https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2015.1122435
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Martínez-Martínez, A. L., Bote, M., & Sánchez-Vera, P. (2021). Grandparent caregivers: The consequences of providing childcare in a metropolitan area of southeast Spain. Early Child Development and Care, 191(13), 2045–2056. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1683004
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meil, G., Rogero-García, J., & Romero-Balsas, P. (2018). Grandparents’ Role in Spanish Families’ Work/Life Balance Strategies. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 49(2), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.49.2.163
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Musil, C. M., Givens, S. E., Jeanblanc, A. B., Zauszniewski, J., Warner, C. B., & Toly, V. B. (2017). Grandmothers and self-management of depressive symptoms. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 31(3), 234–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2016.11.008
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Musil, C., & Ahmad, M. (2002). Health of grandmothers: A comparison by caregiver status. Journal of Aging and Health, 14(1), 96–121. https://doi.org/10.1177/089826430201400106
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Navaie-Waliser, M., Spriggs, A., & Feldman, P. H. (2002). Informal caregiving: Differential experiences by gender. Medical Care, 40(12), 1249–1259. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200212000-00012
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Noriega, C., Velasco, C., Pérez-Rojo, G., & López, J. (2022). Character Strengths and Social Support as Protective Factors between Grandparents’ Caregiving and Health-Related Quality of Life. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31(9), 2505–2517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02187-9
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pinquart, M., & Sörensen, S. (2006). Association of stressors and uplifts of caregiving with caregiver burden and depressive mood: A meta-analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 58(2), P112–P128. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/58.2.P112
   Google Scholar
• Rahman, R. J., Hudson, J., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Doust, J. H. (2015). Motivational processes and well-being in cardiac rehabilitation: A self-determination theory perspective. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 20(5), 518–529. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1017509
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Regidor, E., Barrio, G., de la Fuente, L., Domingo, A., Rodriguez, C., & Alonso, J. (1999). Association between educational level and health related quality of life in Spanish adults. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 53(2), 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.53.2.75
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. The American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066X.55.1.68
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2017). Self-Determination Theory. Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development and Wellness. Guilford Press.
   Google Scholar
• Tarrant, A. (2010). Constructing a social geography of grandparenthood: A new focus for intergenerationality. Area, 42(2), 190–197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00920.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Torres-Enamorado, D. (2017). Perfil de los hombres cuidadores familiares en Sevilla y Cádiz: características de sus cuidados [PhD Thesis]. University of Sevilla, Spain.
   Google Scholar
• Valls-Llobet, C. (2001). Desigualdades de género en Salud Pública. Quadern CAPS, (30), 34–40.
   Google Scholar
• Van-den-Berg, B., Fiebig, D. G., & Hall, J. (2014). Well-being losses due to caregiving. Journal of Health Economics, 35(100), 123–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.01.008
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• World Health Organization. (2015). World report on Ageing and Health. https://who.int/ageing/events/world-report-2015-launch/en/
   Google Scholar
• Xu, L., & Chi, I. (2018). Determinants of support exchange between grandparents and grandchildren in rural China. The roles of grandparents caregiving, patrilineal heritage, and emotional bonds. Journal of Family Issues, 39(3), 579–601. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X16662102
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yalcin, B. M., Pirdal, H., Karakoc, E. V., Sahin, E. M., Ozturk, O., & Unal, M. (2018). General health perception, depression and quality of life in geriatric grandmothers providing care for grandchildren. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 79, 108–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.08.009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zanasi, F., Arpino, B., Bordone, V., & Hank, K. (2023). The prevalence of grandparental childcare in Europe: A research update. European Journal of Ageing, 20(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-023-00785-8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar