Social support, family competence, and informal kinship caregiver parenting stress: The mediating and moderating effects of family resources

James P. Gleeson, Chang-ming Hsieh and Qiana Cryer-Coupet

Children and Youth Services Review, 2016, vol. 67, issue C, 32-42

Abstract: Informal kinship care is the most common form of care of related children and it occurs without the oversight or assistance of the child welfare system. This study examined whether and how social support, family competence, and family resources were related to parenting stress in a sample of 207 informal kinship caregivers. Results of GEE analysis supported the hypotheses that social support, family competence, and adequacy of family resources have direct effects on parenting stress in these families; and, adequacy of family resources mediate and moderate the effects of social support and family competence on parenting stress. Implications for practice, future research and policy are discussed.

Keywords: Informal kinship care; Parenting stress; Social support; Family competence; Family resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.05.012

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