A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Multigenerational Effects on Children's Cognitive and Socioemotional Outcomes: A Within-Child Investigation
Authors: Tanskanen A., Danielsbacka M.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Child Development
Journal name in source: Child Development
Volume: 89
Issue: 5
First page : 1856
Last page: 1870
Number of pages: 15
ISSN: 0009-3920
eISSN: 1467-8624
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12968
Web address : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.12968/abstract
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/27570024
Associations between grandparental investment and child outcomes were investigated using three waves of a longitudinal British Millennium Cohort Study that included children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years (n = 24,614 person-observations from 13,744 children). Grandparental investment was measured by parent–grandparent contact frequency and grandparental financial support. Child cognitive development was measured using the British Ability Scale and socioemotional outcomes using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire. Grandparental investment was associated with improved cognitive and socioemotional outcomes among children. However, these associations occurred because of between-person effects and did not exist in within-person analyses that compared the same children over time. The results are discussed in terms of their contribution to multigenerational relationships research.
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