Socioemotional Engagement With Grandchildren: Associations With Loneliness and Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT: Alongside increases in life expectancy, grandparenting has become a common social role; however, its implications for cognitive, social, and physical functioning remain understudied. Participants (N = 1,002) aged 66-79 in the St Louis Personality and Intergenerational Network (SPIN) study completed questionnaires about physical health, health practices, loneliness, and subjective memory and indicated whether they were grandparents. Grandparents (n = 533) also answered questions about involvement with their grandchildren. There were minimal differences in the well-being of grandparents and non-grandparents. Among grandparents, however, those who were relatively more engaged socially and emotionally with their grandchildren reported lower levels of loneliness, more engagement i

SUBMITTER: Growney CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12798932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature