TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Three-generation households and child mental health in European countries
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Masfety, Viviane Kovess
A1  - Aarnink, Carlijn
A1  - Otten, Roy
A1  - Bitfoi, Adina
A1  - Mihova, Zlatka
A1  - Lesinskiene, Sigita
A1  - Carta, Mauro Giovanni
A1  - Goelitz, Dietmar
A1  - Husky, Mathilde
SP  - 427
EP  - 436
VL  - 54
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the associations between the presence of a grand parent at home that is three-generation household, with children mental health in diverse countries whether this situation is frequent or not. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the School Children Mental Health in Europe cross-sectional survey in six countries (n = 4582) were used to examine the association between three-generation households and child mental health across Europe. The parent and teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was combined to assess child mental clinical problems. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 25.13% of European families live with at least one grandparent: 5.46% in Western and 29.70% in Eastern Europe. Controlling for key sociodemographic variables and for country of residence, the presence of a grandparent is associated with an increased risk for child mental health problems in the total sample (OR 1.37, p = 0.002). In two-parent homes, the effect of the presence of a grandparent is significant (OR 1.40, p = 0.026), while it is not in single-parent homes. In each country, the presence of a grandparent is a risk for either externalizing or internalizing problems. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Programs may be developed to educate elderly people to better respect their children's role as parents so having a grandparent in the home can become an asset for family members rather than a burden.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1640-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -