Predicting Zambian Grandmothers’ Sensitivity Toward Their Grandchildren

Sichimba, Francis; Mooya, Haatembo; Mesman, Judi

doi:10.1177/0091415016680070

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“…Mothers were higher educated than grandmothers and a higher educational level in turn predicted a belief about sensitivity that was more in line with the view of western experts in the mainstream literature. Generally, the grandmothers in this study also described the ideal mother as a sensitive mother, which is consistent with a previous study among urban Zambian grandmothers (Sichimba, Mooya, & Mesman, 2017).…”

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Beliefs About Sensitive Parenting Among Chinese Cross-Generational Caregivers: The Mediating Role of Education

Wang

Emmen

Mesman

2019

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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This study investigated beliefs about sensitive parenting of cross-generational caregivers from urban and rural areas of China. A total sample of 135 urban and rural mothers and grandmothers sorted the Maternal Behavior Q-Sort to indicate their view of the ideal mother. These sorts were compared with the expert sort reflecting the highly sensitive mother as defined in attachment theory. Generally, the caregivers from both generations and both urban and rural residence showed beliefs convergent with the notion of sensitivity. The variation in their sensitivity beliefs could be predicted by the caregivers’ generation and this relation was mediated by the caregivers’ education levels. The mothers’ higher educational level predicted views that were more in line with the experts’ view of sensitivity. Caregivers’ education levels also mediated between their urban or rural residence and sensitivity beliefs. The possible implications for differences in parental care and grandparental care in the Chinese cultural context are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Beliefs About Sensitive Parenting Among Chinese Cross-Generational Caregivers: The Mediating Role of Education

Wang

Emmen

Mesman

2019

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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“…23 Some studies found grandmothers are beneficial for child height 24 25 and educational participation, 26 while others found grandmothers have negative effects on child health, 27 feeding practices 21 and weight. 14 28 With few exceptions, [29][30][31][32][33] the majority of quantitative studies in LMIC of grandmother caregiving on child outcomes operationalise grandmother involvement crudely as household coresidence with the grandchild 13 14 21 22 26 34 35 or use proxies such as whether the grandmother is still alive. 25 36 37 Though studies have illuminated the impacts of grandmother presence [36][37][38] these crude measures do not operationalise the type, frequency or temporality of a grandmother's involvement with child caregiving activities.…”

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The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan

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IntroductionEarly childhood interventions primarily focus on the mother–child relationship, but grandmothers are often critical in childcare in low-resource settings. Prior research is mixed on how grandmother involvement influences child outcomes and there is a paucity of research on grandmother caregiving in low-income and middle-income countries. We examined the role of grandmother involvement on child growth and development in the first 2 years of life cross sectionally and longitudinally in rural Pakistan.MethodsWe used data from the Bachpan Cohort, a longitudinal birth cohort in rural Pakistan. Maternally reported grandmother involvement in daily instrumental and non-instrumental caregiving was collected at 3 and 12 months. A summed score was created and categorised into non-involved, low and high. Outcomes included 12-month and 24-month child growth, 12-month Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development and 24-month Ages and Stages Questionnaire—Socioemotional. We used multivariable generalised linear models to estimate mean differences (MD) at 12 months (n=727) and 24 months (n=712). Inverse probability weighting was used to account for missingness and sampling.ResultsIn our sample, 68% of children lived with a grandmother, and most grandmothers were involved in caregiving. Greater 3-month grandmother involvement was positively associated with 12-month weight z-scores; however, greater involvement was associated with lower 24-month weight z-scores. High 12-month grandmother involvement was associated with improved 12-month cognitive (MD=0.38, 95% CI −0.01 to 0.76), fine motor skills (MD=0.45, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.83) and 24-month socioemotional development (MD=−17.83, 95% CI −31.47 to –4.19). No meaningful associations were found for length z-scores or language development.ConclusionIn rural Pakistan, grandmothers provide caregiving that influences early child development. Our findings highlight the complex relationship between grandmother involvement and child weight, and suggest that grandmothers may positively promote early child cognitive, fine motor and socioemotional development. Understanding how grandmother involvement affects child outcomes in early life is necessary to inform caregiving interventions.

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“…This has also been identified as the meaningful role grandparents can play in a family system, providing care and support (Marchetti-Mercer et al 2019), as well as providing them with a sense of involvement (Kropf and Burnette 2003), witnessing their lives to connect with them and being physically seen themselves. Black grandparents seemed to experience a particularly poignant sense of loss, possibly linked to the important roles elders play in raising grandchildren in traditional extended families (Sichimba et al 2017).…”

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“Is Granny Going Back into the Computer?”: Visits and the Familial Politics of Seeing and Being Seen in South African Transnational Families

Marchetti-Mercer

Swartz

Baldassar

2021

Journal of Intercultural Studies

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Migration is an increasingly common feature of life globally. This article discusses visits in South African transnational families of diverse origins, exploring the importance and meaning of physical co-presence by examining the role of visits in delivering mutual 'visibility'the ability to see and be seenwhen family members meet in person. The data come from a qualitative project exploring South African transnational family relationships, and particularly, differences between the experiences of those who migrate and of those left behind. 'Outward', 'return' and 'reunion' visits are considered. One element visits had in common was excitement linked to the planning of the visit and actual visit, but there was also some ambivalence and underlying sadness, because visits provide only a temporary experience of physical co-presence. The multiple meanings attached to visits have implications for how family and care relationships are understood in the contemporary globalised world. Future research should consider the complexities of relationships and care through the transnational family lifecycle.

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Predicting Zambian Grandmothers’ Sensitivity Toward Their Grandchildren

Cited by 12 publications

References 56 publications

Beliefs About Sensitive Parenting Among Chinese Cross-Generational Caregivers: The Mediating Role of Education

Beliefs About Sensitive Parenting Among Chinese Cross-Generational Caregivers: The Mediating Role of Education

The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan

“Is Granny Going Back into the Computer?”: Visits and the Familial Politics of Seeing and Being Seen in South African Transnational Families

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