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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Four-Factor Social Support Model to Mediate Stressors Experienced by Children Raised by Grandparents
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Edwards, Oliver W.; Benson, Nicholas F. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010
Increasing numbers of children are being raised by grandparents (CRBG). Grandparents provide a familial connection to these children, yet they tend to experience stressors that limit their effective functioning as surrogate parents. The children also experience stress that attenuates psychosocial well-being. In this article, the phenomenon of CRBG…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Intervention, Grandparents, Models
Empirical Investigation of the Psychosocial Functioning of Children Raised by Grandparents
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Edwards, Oliver W. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
Empirical studies describing the functioning of children raised by their grandparents are noticeably limited, yet custodial grandparenting has become a prominent alternate family structure. Grandparents may function better as surrogate parents than abusive parents, nonrelatives, or foster caregivers. Although many children raised by their…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Behavior Rating Scales, Family Structure, Measures (Individuals)