Toward an integrative framework of intergenerational coparenting within family systems: A scoping review

Bai, Xue; Chen, Mengtong; He, Runlian; Xu, Tongling

doi:10.1111/jftr.12478

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“…Wherever his mother goes, he will follow. I do not go with them.” This boundary setting served as a buffer for overburden/burnout among elderly grandparents to cope with the parenting of a young child (Bai et al., 2022; von Humboldt et al., 2018). It also represents intergenerational cooperation in child‐rearing, which enables parents to spend quality time with children while developing their career (Wyss & Nedelcu, 2019), and still allows grandparents to develop a sense of family belonging and role satisfaction (Moffatt et al., 2019; Thang et al., 2011).…”

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The contributions of grandparents to preadolescent grandchildren's social skills in rural Malaysia

Tan,

Gan,

Cheah

et al. 2024

J of Research on Adolesc

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This study aimed to generate localized knowledge by investigating the perceptions and experiences of preadolescent grandchildren and grandparents regarding grandparenting and intergenerational interactions and how these processes were related to the social skills of preadolescents from three ethnic groups in Malaysia. Using a concurrent quantitative–qualitative mixed method research design, Chinese, Malay, and Indian preadolescents (N = 465; ages 9–12 years old; M = 10.27 years; SD = 1.03) from rural areas in Malaysia completed a self‐administered quantitative survey; furthermore, 25 grandparents participated in one‐on‐one interviews. Survey findings showed that preadolescent grandchildren who reported higher grandparental warmth and support had greater social skills, mediated by positive grandparent–grandchildren (GP–GC) relationships. The GP–GC relationship and preadolescent social skills association was stronger for skipped generation compared to three‐generation households. Interview findings revealed that grandparents expressed unconditional love and autonomy support in their grandparenting roles by guiding and encouraging their preadolescent grandchildren to make decisions. The GP–GC interactions served as a dynamic force in promoting preadolescents' social skills. By employing a decolonized approach and drawing on the lived experiences of grandparents from three ethnic backgrounds in rural Malaysia, the study provided an understanding of grandparenting practices and their general implications across the three ethnic groups. The interview responses highlighted both commonalities and specificities in grandparenting practices and relationship dynamics shaped by religious, class, and sociocultural dimensions in rural Malaysia.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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The contributions of grandparents to preadolescent grandchildren's social skills in rural Malaysia

Tan,

Gan,

Cheah

et al. 2024

J of Research on Adolesc

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“…Notably, the support provided by spouses might be distinct from support provided by extended family members, considering that spouses are expected to share more child-rearing responsibilities and tasks than other family members. Moreover, although it might vary in families with different power structures, in general, parents play a leading role in providing childcare, especially in educating and disciplining the child (Bai et al, 2023). Other family members, such as grandparents, on the other hand, assist with childcare chores so that parents can be relieved of some child-rearing responsibilities.…”

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All in the family: The complementary protective roles of spousal and other family support for Chinese immigrant mothers’ life satisfaction over time.

Sun,

Cheah,

Seo

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Psychology

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The demand-resources model of stress posits that parenting tasks and expectations of mothers that exceed their resources are likely to tax their psychological well-being. Social and instrumental support from spouse or family may help alleviate the negative effects of parenting stress on mothers' psychological well-being. However, parenting stress and its impact have been less studied among immigrant mothers. Moreover, the sources of family support (i.e., spousal and other family members) might interactively affect mothers' wellbeing in the face of parenting stress. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine whether support from the spouse and other family members jointly buffers against the long-term psychological effects of parenting stress on Chinese immigrant mothers' life satisfaction. Data were collected from 273 Chinese American mothers at two time points separated by 6 months. A three-way interaction was conducted to examine the complementary protective effect of perceived support mothers received from their spouses and their other family members combined. Results showed that after controlling for the covariates, parenting stress was only longitudinally associated with changes in maternal life satisfaction when support from both spouse and other family members was low. Our findings highlight the complementary protective effects of spousal support and nonspouse family members' support in alleviating parenting stress of mothers and its adverse impact on lowering mothers' life satisfaction 6 months later. Theoretical and applied implications of these findings are discussed.

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“…A large number of Chinese scholars have focused on grandparent-grandchild intergenerational coparenting instead of parental coparenting in which parents directly bear most of the coparenting responsibility. An integrative intergenerational coparenting framework was invented, encompassing dimensions beyond the traditional aspects of parenting measurement, for example, power and authority [60].…”

Section: Studying Coparenting Beyond the Western Scopementioning

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“…Regarding the methodology of this study, a set of multigroup invariance tests were used to calculate the p-values, determining whether there were statistically significant differences by gender or culture. Given the sample size of nearly 1000 participants, statistically significant results could also be due to the large sample size [60].…”

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Coparenting in English-Speaking and Chinese Families: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Using the Survey Tool CoPAFS

Zhu,

Pruett,

Alschech

2023

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While coparenting-related conceptual frameworks and empirical studies have received considerable attention in Western countries, there is far less attention on this topic in other regions. This study seeks to fill this gap by comparing coparenting dynamics between English-speaking and Chinese parents. This study begins by reviewing coparenting relationships in both Western and Chinese contexts. Study participants comprised 399 English-speaking parents living in the US and Canada and 534 Chinese parents living in Mainland China. There were several waves of participant recruitment by sending out the flyers online or utilizing the professional networks to invite eligible parents. The measurement tool CoPAFS (Coparenting across Family Structures), which has been validated in English-speaking culture, was used to compare the differences in coparenting constructs in two cultures. First, the model fit of CoPAFS within Chinese culture was examined with Cronbach Alpha values and relevant model fit indices such as Comparative Fit Index and Root Mean square Residual. As most of the statistics fell below the expected level of excellence, there is a need to locally adjust the entire model in order to better interpret Chinese parenting. The intensity of connection between each factor included in the model and the coparenting relationship as a whole was then investigated. Although most factors were endorsed similarly by Chinese and English-speaking parents, there were notable differences in their opinions regarding communication and trust. While English-speaking parents highly valued these two elements within the coparenting process, Chinese parents showed almost no attentiveness to them. In order to understand factors that may contribute to such a sharp contrast, two main variables, culture and gender, were tested. Through a series of multigroup invariance analyses assessing equivalence across groups, it was discovered that culture emerged as the more dominant determinant among the groups of participants. The implications of cross-cultural use of the CoPAFS tool and future research directions are discussed.

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Toward an integrative framework of intergenerational coparenting within family systems: A scoping review

Cited by 12 publications

References 96 publications

The contributions of grandparents to preadolescent grandchildren's social skills in rural Malaysia

The contributions of grandparents to preadolescent grandchildren's social skills in rural Malaysia

All in the family: The complementary protective roles of spousal and other family support for Chinese immigrant mothers’ life satisfaction over time.

Coparenting in English-Speaking and Chinese Families: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Using the Survey Tool CoPAFS

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