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CARING FOR ONE, TWO, OR THREE GENERATIONS? PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS CAREGIVING ROLES AND CAREGIVER CHARACTERISTICS Open

Hua Zan, Loriena A. Yancura, Melissa A. Barnett · 2024

With increasing diversification in household composition and living arrangements over recent decades, the roles of family caregivers have become more complex, sometimes requiring individuals to assume multiple caregiving responsibilities s…

RELATIONSHIPS MATTERS: INTERGENERATIONAL CONFLICT PREDICTS STRESS AND DEPRESSION IN GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS Open

Loriena A. Yancura · 2023

Literature from both research and applied perspectives suggest that studies consider aspects of grandparent involvement beyond residence and custodial status to examine predictors and correlates of grandparent well-being. These suggestions…

EMBRACING THE DIVERSITY OF GRANDFAMILIES: UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE AND RACISM Open

Nancy Mendoza, Loriena A. Yancura · 2022

In line with this year’s conference theme, we examine diversity in different forms, such as racial, cultural, and familial diversity. We discuss the importance of diversity’s influence on the experiences of grandfamilies and the impact it …

Positive Health Behavior Changes in Custodial Grandparents and Grandchildren Following an Intervention Open

Christine A. Fruhauf, Nancy Mendoza, Aimée Fox, Heather Greenwood‐Junkermeier, Nathaniel R. Riggs , et al. · 2022

Background: Custodial grandparents experience greater physical health declines and higher rates of depression than their same-age peers who do not provide care, and grandchildren in grandfamilies often have behavior problems. However, few …

The Moderation of Middle-Generation Support on the Relation of Stress and Depression in Coresident Grandparents Open

Danielle Nadorff, Melissa A. Barnett, Loriena A. Yancura · 2021

Consistent with Cohen & Wills’ Buffering Hypothesis, social support has been found to moderate the relation between stress and depressive symptoms but has yet to be examined among coresident grandparents (CGPs), a population at risk of inc…

The Role of Intergenerational Relationships: Applying the Family Stress Model to Grandfamilies Open

Rachel Scott, Danielle Nadorff, Loriena A. Yancura, Melissa A. Barnett · 2020

The Family Stress Model (FSM) of Economic Hardship (Conger, Rueter, & Conger, 2000) was developed to explain the impact of financial stress on families through links between economic difficulties, parental emotional distress, marital confl…

Respect Your Elders: The Relation Between Generativity and Life Satisfaction in Custodial Grandparents Open

Rachel Scott, Danielle Nadorff, Loriena A. Yancura, Melissa A. Barnett · 2020

In Erikson’s (1950) theory of psychosocial development, generativity is defined as the drive to benefit future generations and leave a legacy. The prototypical individual satisfies this generative desire through parenthood in midlife. This…

Grandparent Resilience: Improving Self-Efficacy in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Open

Aimée Fox, Nathaniel R. Riggs, Loriena A. Yancura, Christine A. Fruhauf · 2020

Grandparents often protect against childhood trauma and promote resilience through their nurturance, love, and support when raising grandchildren. Despite the beneficial role grandparents have on their grandchildren, grandparents may exper…

Exploring the Stress and Strengths Arising From the Complexities Existing Within Grandfamilies Open

Catherine J. Tompkins, Alice Zic, Ellie Carlson, Ali Purvis, Loriena A. Yancura , et al. · 2020

The opioid crisis and other social problems continue to increase the number of grandparent-headed households in the U.S. There are challenges and benefits that result from grandparents parenting their grandchildren. Grandparents often repo…

Moderation of Physical Health on Emotional Health Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Open

Yuqin Jiao, Nathaniel R. Riggs, Loriena A. Yancura, Aimée Fox, Christine A. Fruhauf · 2020

An estimated 69.5 million older adults in the United States report being grandparents. It is also evident that the number of grandparents raising grandchildren among them is increasing. Although caring for their grandchildren often provide…

INTEREST GROUP SESSION—GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS: GERONTOLOGICAL INTERVENTION SCIENCE: FOUR DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO GRANDFAMILY RESEARCH Open

Christine A. Fruhauf, Loriena A. Yancura, Bert Hayslip · 2019

For nearly three decades, the interest in custodial grandparents and their grandchildren has resulted in empirical studies from scholars addressing both the challenges and strengths often experienced by grandfamilies (i.e., grandparents an…

IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN: A STRENGTHS-BASED INTERVENTION Open

Christine A. Fruhauf, Loriena A. Yancura, Aimée Fox, Nathaniel R. Riggs, Heather Greenwood-Junkiermeyer , et al. · 2019

Many grandparents raising grandchildren experience depression. Few interventions take a strengths-based approach to improve their mental health. To address this gap, this study utilized an adapted version of Powerful Tools for Caregivers (…

INTEREST GROUP SESSION - REMINISCENCE, LIFE STORY, AND NARRATIVE: PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AND ENGAGING STUDENTS IN REMINISCENCE AND LIFE REVIEW WORK Open

Mary Ligon, Loriena A. Yancura, Alison E. Kris · 2018

In order to find purpose and meaning in the lived experience, we are often called to reflect, review, and reminisce. Congruent with this year’s conference theme, “The Purposes of Longer Lives,” this symposium highlights five paper presenta…

“I STOPPED SMOKING.” GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS’ SELF-CARE PRACTICES FOLLOWING AN INTERVENTION Open

Christine A. Fruhauf, Nancy Mendoza, Heather Greenwood‐Junkermeier, Jacqueline Carson, Gonzalo García de Casasola Sánchez , et al. · 2018

Grandparents raising grandchildren experience greater physical health declines and higher rates of depression, than their age-related peers who do not provide care. Although this is well known, few researchers have examined the impact of s…

Teaching Lower-Division Writing and Rhetoric Across the Disciplines at UH Mānoa Open

Loriena A. Yancura · 2018

This talk was presented as part of Breakout Session A | Panel 1: Writing and Rhetoric Across the Disciplines. This is the full PDF of Dr. Yancura's powerpoint presentation slides.

Understanding Family Well-Being in the Context of Rural Poverty: Lessons from the Rural Families Project Open

Lenna Ontai, Melissa A. Barnett, Suzanne Smith, Joe D. Wilmoth, Loriena A. Yancura · 2018

“These classes have been my happy place”: Feasibility study of a self-care program in Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents Open

Loriena A. Yancura, Heather Greenwood‐Junkermeier, Christine A. Fruhauf · 2017

Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents have a distinctive set of strengths and challenges that may lead them to benefit from a structured self-care program. The purpose of this paper is to describe a feasibility study with nine Native Hawa…

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN SELF-CARE PRACTICES: THE GRANDCARES PROJECT Open

Christine A. Fruhauf, Loriena A. Yancura, Heather Greenwood, Nancy Mendoza · 2017

Globally, it is well known that grandparents often serve their families by providing instrumental and emotional support. Grandparents may also assume the role of “surrogate parent” or raise grandchildren when the middle generation is unava…

Recognizing Microaggressions: A Framework for Helping Grandfamilies Open

Loriena A. Yancura, Christine A. Fruhauf, Heather Greenwood‐Junkermeier · 2016

Micro-aggressions are manifestations of prejudice targeted toward socially marginalized groups. They may take several forms: subtle discriminatory remarks, behavior, or environmental characteristics. In contrast to overt aggressions, micro…

Wellbeing Among Rural Grandfamilies in Two Multigenerational Household Structures Open

Melissa A. Barnett, Loriena A. Yancura, Joe D. Wilmoth, Yoshie Sano · 2016

Multigenerational households are an understudied type of grandfamily. In rural communities, these households are likely to be economically disadvantaged and underserved. Drawing from a subset (N = 63) of low-income multigenerational househ…

Context Matters: Grandmothers in South Africa and the United States Open

Loriena A. Yancura · 2016

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