Does Gender Matter? The Mediating Role of Gender Attitudes on the Associations between Grandparenting Styles and Adolescent Depression among Skipped-Generation Families in Rural China
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| Title: | Does Gender Matter? The Mediating Role of Gender Attitudes on the Associations between Grandparenting Styles and Adolescent Depression among Skipped-Generation Families in Rural China |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fan Yang (ORCID |
| Source: | Youth & Society. 2025 57(2):279-303. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Grandparents, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Gender Differences, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Depression (Psychology), Rural Areas, Parenting Styles, Emotional Response, Middle School Students, Attitude Measures |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0044118X241312355 |
| ISSN: | 0044-118X 1552-8499 |
| Abstract: | Adolescent depression in skipped-generation families is a growing concern, yet the role of grandparenting styles and gender attitudes remains understudied. Data from 1,039 adolescents (511 girls, 528 boys) in rural Chinese skipped-generation families were analyzed. Mediation analyses examined associations between grandparenting styles, gender attitudes, and depression. Higher grandparental rejection correlated with higher depression (Estimate = 0.35, p < 0.001), while higher emotional warmth correlated with lower depression (Estimate = -0.32, p < 0.001). Emotional warmth was associated with more egalitarian gender attitudes (Estimate = 0.12, p < 0.001). Gender attitudes partially mediated the association between emotional warmth and depression among girls, but not boys. A significant gender difference was found in the association between gender attitudes and depression (p < 0.05). Grandparenting styles and gender are associated with depression in adolescents from skipped-generation families. Mental health interventions should focus on educating grandparents to provide emotional support and promoting egalitarian gender attitudes, especially among girls. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1472444 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Adolescent depression in skipped-generation families is a growing concern, yet the role of grandparenting styles and gender attitudes remains understudied. Data from 1,039 adolescents (511 girls, 528 boys) in rural Chinese skipped-generation families were analyzed. Mediation analyses examined associations between grandparenting styles, gender attitudes, and depression. Higher grandparental rejection correlated with higher depression (Estimate = 0.35, p < 0.001), while higher emotional warmth correlated with lower depression (Estimate = -0.32, p < 0.001). Emotional warmth was associated with more egalitarian gender attitudes (Estimate = 0.12, p < 0.001). Gender attitudes partially mediated the association between emotional warmth and depression among girls, but not boys. A significant gender difference was found in the association between gender attitudes and depression (p < 0.05). Grandparenting styles and gender are associated with depression in adolescents from skipped-generation families. Mental health interventions should focus on educating grandparents to provide emotional support and promoting egalitarian gender attitudes, especially among girls. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-118X 1552-8499 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0044118X241312355 |
