Youths' Caretaking of Their Adolescent Sisters' Children: Its Costs and Benefits for Youths' Development

Autor/inn/en	East, Patricia L.; Weisner, Thomas S.; Reyes, Barbara T.
Titel	Youths' Caretaking of Their Adolescent Sisters' Children: Its Costs and Benefits for Youths' Development
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 10 (2006) 2, S.86-95 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
Schlagwörter	Child Caregivers; Early Parenthood; Adolescents; Siblings; Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Anxiety; Academic Achievement; Grades (Scholastic); Life Satisfaction; School Orientation; Dropouts; Pregnancy; Adolescent Development; Gender Differences; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sibling; Geschwister; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Angst; Schulleistung; Notenspiegel; Lebensvollendung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Schwangerschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study examined how time spent caring for a teenage sister's child and experiences in providing care related to youths' young adult outcomes. Latino and African American youths (N = 108) were studied during middle and late adolescence. Results indicated that youths who provided many hours of child care were more stressed and had lower school grades but also reported a greater life satisfaction, a stronger school orientation, and were less likely to drop out of school. Negative experiences in providing care were associated with a lower likelihood of school dropout and teenage pregnancy. Findings suggest that the extent of sibling caregiving in teenage childbearing families incurs both developmental costs and benefits. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10