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Exploring the Experience of Grandchildren in Custodial Grandparent Care

Cole, Maura Kathleen
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-8095
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1507327589786526

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2017, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
Grandparent-headed families are a growing trend as social policy has moved increasingly toward kinship care for children in out-of-home placements. While much of the current research focuses on the characteristics and potential causal factors in the formation of such families, there has been little qualitative research focusing on the lived experiences of the involved children. This study explores the subjective, meaning-making experiences of six latency-aged grandchildren between the ages of 6 and 11 being raised by their grandparents. This study utilized Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis methodology, and semi-structured interviews, to attain the personal accounts and experiences of these children. The findings are discussed in terms of the perceived benefits and challenges for children being raised by grandparents, and the implications for professionals working with them.
Martha Straus, PhD (Committee Chair)
William Slammon, PhD (Committee Member)
Barbara Belcher-Timme, PsyD (Committee Member)
124 p.
Clinical Psychology
custodial grandchildren; kinship care; grand-families; youth voices; qualitative

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  • Cole, M. K. (2017). Exploring the Experience of Grandchildren in Custodial Grandparent Care [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1507327589786526

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cole, Maura. Exploring the Experience of Grandchildren in Custodial Grandparent Care. 2017. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1507327589786526.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cole, Maura. "Exploring the Experience of Grandchildren in Custodial Grandparent Care." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1507327589786526

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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