Grandmaternal caregiving and early child development in rural China: the mediating role of parenting environment
In this rural Chinese context, grandmaternal caregiving was associated with less favourable early development scores, with the parenting environment acting as a pathway. Programmes may consider supporting grandparent caregivers-especially in grandmaternal caregiving settings-to enhance parenting activities, strengthen the HLE and foster positive parenting beliefs, with attention to families of boys, children with siblings and caregivers with lower education.
Authors
- Ai Yue
- Manlin Cui
- Qiannan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5751-6612)
- Yuxin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6106-6503)
- Qiufeng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-7521)
- Jing Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4610-350X)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003434
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project
- National Social Science Fund of China