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Title:
Involved Grandparenting and Child Well-Being, 2007

Subject Categories:
Child development and child rearing - Social stratification and groupings
Family life and marriage - Social stratification and groupings
Youth - Social stratification and groupings

Depositor(s):
Buchanan, A., University of Oxford. Centre for Research into Parenting and Children

Principal Investigator(s):
Buchanan, A., University of Oxford. Centre for Research into Parenting and Children
Flouri, E., University of Oxford. Centre for Research into Parenting and Children

Data Collector(s):
GfK NOP

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council

Grant Number:
RES-000-22-2283

Abstract:
With changing families, increased life expectancy, growing numbers of dual-worker households and higher rates of family breakdown, grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. Despite their growing importance, there has been little research from the perspective of young people on their involvement with grandparents and how this impacts on their well-being.

Involved Grandparenting and Child Well-Being, 2007 is the first nationally representative survey of young people’s views on their relationships with their grandparents. The study is based on a nationally representative sample of around 1,500 young people aged 11-16 in England and Wales. The young people completed a questionnaire in classroom settings, in some cases with the supervision of a researcher from GfK NOP in addition to the pupil’s normal teacher.

The study sought to answer some of the key questions such as to what extent are grandparents involved in young people’s lives and what factors are associated with this involvement? What impact does this involvement have on grandchildren’s emotional and behavioural well-being? To what extent do grandparents help or hinder the grandchild’s adjustment at times of family breakdown? To what extent do grandparents reduce the impact on grandchildren’s well-being of family adversity?

Further information can be found from the ESRC Award webpage.


Main Topics:
The questionnaire included questions on:

• demographics
• family life
• educational attainment (SATs)
• Special Educational Needs (SEN) status
• free school meal eligibility
• grandparents’ characteristics
• grandparent-grandchild emotional closeness scale (Elder and Conger (1994))
• adverse life events scale (Tiet et al. (2001))

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: May 2007-November 2007
Country: England and Wales
Spatial Units: Government Office Regions (GORs)
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Pupils aged 11-16 in schools in England and Wales, 2007.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Quasi-random (eg random walk) sample
Number of Units: 1,566 cases
Method of Data Collection: Self-completion; in a classroom
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 5 December 2008

Copyright:
Copyright A. Buchanan and E. Flouri

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