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The Dynamics of Daily Life in Custodial Grandmothers.
OBJECTIVE: Guided by a life course perspective, we examine the nature of daily life among custodial grandmothers (CGM) through documenting daily positive and negative affect, reporting of daily negative and positive events, and emotional reactivity/responsiveness to daily negative and positive events. We also examine whether CGM age, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and social relationship quality with grandchild are associated with each indicator.
METHODS: We applied multilevel models to 200 CGM (Mage=61, SD=5.66) who were recruited from across the U.S. and completed a daily survey for 14 consecutive days prior to commencing a randomized clinical trial.
RESULTS: Older age and reporting fewer ACEs were associated with better overall and less variability in daily well-being. Positive events were reported on 83% of days and negative events were reported on 56% of days. Daily well-being was lower when a negative event was reported and higher when a positive event was reported. Reporting more ACEs was associated with greater exposure to daily negative events and stronger gains in daily well-being when a daily positive event was reported. Older age was associated with lesser declines in daily well-being on days when a negative event was reported.
DISCUSSION: In accordance with the life course perspective, our findings illustrate how the timing of being a CGM (age) and the cumulative nature of development (ACEs) impact daily well-being and negative and positive events for CGM. Our discussion focuses on resources to consider when building resilience-focused interventions for promoting the health and well-being of CGM.
METHODS: We applied multilevel models to 200 CGM (Mage=61, SD=5.66) who were recruited from across the U.S. and completed a daily survey for 14 consecutive days prior to commencing a randomized clinical trial.
RESULTS: Older age and reporting fewer ACEs were associated with better overall and less variability in daily well-being. Positive events were reported on 83% of days and negative events were reported on 56% of days. Daily well-being was lower when a negative event was reported and higher when a positive event was reported. Reporting more ACEs was associated with greater exposure to daily negative events and stronger gains in daily well-being when a daily positive event was reported. Older age was associated with lesser declines in daily well-being on days when a negative event was reported.
DISCUSSION: In accordance with the life course perspective, our findings illustrate how the timing of being a CGM (age) and the cumulative nature of development (ACEs) impact daily well-being and negative and positive events for CGM. Our discussion focuses on resources to consider when building resilience-focused interventions for promoting the health and well-being of CGM.
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