Thesis--Columbia University. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Columbia University. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts (Community Work) at the University of Zululand (South Africa) in the Department of Social Work, 2009. / This study is about the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren in Utrecht in KwaZulu Natal The study was conducted describing the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren in Utrecht in KwaZulu Natal. As a descriptive research, for the purpose of this study, the sample frame consisted of 16 grandparents who were raising their grandchildren in Utrecht Related literature has been reviewed that focuses on the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren. The findings of the study revealed that there are several challenges that grandparents encounter in raising grandchildren. Recommendations such as that, workshops on skills training, income generation and food gardening projects should be provided for grandparents.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Diana M. DiNitto. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1971. / Vita. Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2003. / A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Previous research has found that religiosity is associated with psychological well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and life satisfaction), and this study sought to improve our understanding of this relation by examining two mediators: gratitude and social support. Additionally, this study sought to examine the effect of having been a custodial grandparent on social support and psychological well-being. These issues were examined using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and two subsets of participants from national samples (i.e., participants from the MIDUS II and MIDUS Refresher who completed outcome questionnaires with the Biomarker follow-up). Consistent with previous research, religiosity was associated with psychological well-being. Gratitude and social support, which themselves covaried, mediated that relation. Former or current status as a custodial grandparent was not associated with poor psychological well-being or less social support. These findings served as a replication and extension of previous research that showed gratitude may mediate the relation between religiosity and psychological well-being. Implications and limitations to this study are discussed.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Miami University, Dept. of Family Studies and Social Work, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-49).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-78). Also available on the Internet.