Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China

The level of nutritional health of children and adolescents is an important indicator of social development, and grandparents, as common co-caregivers, may have a considerable impact on the health level of their grandchildren. In this paper, we investigated the effects of grandparents’ coresidence o...

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Autores principales:	Jian Yu, Zhonggen Zhang
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	grandparents’ coresidence children and adolescent health childhood obesity nutritional balance Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2bddc03fb6514c19bddc19b8b5c88c232021-11-25T17:49:43ZDoes Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China10.3390/ijerph1822119481660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2bddc03fb6514c19bddc19b8b5c88c232021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11948https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The level of nutritional health of children and adolescents is an important indicator of social development, and grandparents, as common co-caregivers, may have a considerable impact on the health level of their grandchildren. In this paper, we investigated the effects of grandparents’ coresidence on children’s and adolescents’ nutritional health levels using the CHNS (China Health and Nutrition Survey) database using the PSM (Propensity Score Matching) method’ and identified heterogeneity in the effects of grandparents’ coresidence by PSM grouping in terms of urban and rural areas, age, and the mothers’ education level. It was found that grandparents’ coresidence is beneficial for children’s and adolescents’ health to a certain extent. Overfeeding and spoil that many people worried when grandparents involved in childcare did not happen in our samples. Moreover, grandparents’ coresidence had a more significant effect on the health level of children and adolescents in rural areas at a younger age and with a lower level of maternal education. Government and families should put more effort into equipping caregivers with knowledge on how to raise their grandchildren better.Jian YuZhonggen ZhangMDPI AGarticlegrandparents’ coresidencechildren and adolescent healthchildhood obesitynutritional balanceMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11948, p 11948 (2021)
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description	The level of nutritional health of children and adolescents is an important indicator of social development, and grandparents, as common co-caregivers, may have a considerable impact on the health level of their grandchildren. In this paper, we investigated the effects of grandparents’ coresidence on children’s and adolescents’ nutritional health levels using the CHNS (China Health and Nutrition Survey) database using the PSM (Propensity Score Matching) method’ and identified heterogeneity in the effects of grandparents’ coresidence by PSM grouping in terms of urban and rural areas, age, and the mothers’ education level. It was found that grandparents’ coresidence is beneficial for children’s and adolescents’ health to a certain extent. Overfeeding and spoil that many people worried when grandparents involved in childcare did not happen in our samples. Moreover, grandparents’ coresidence had a more significant effect on the health level of children and adolescents in rural areas at a younger age and with a lower level of maternal education. Government and families should put more effort into equipping caregivers with knowledge on how to raise their grandchildren better.
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title	Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China
title_short	Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China
title_full	Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China
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Does Living with Grandparents Affect Children’s and Adolescents’ Health? Evidence from China

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