Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren
2 papers6 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: National Institute on Aging
- Humans2
Outcomes
2Physical health-related quality of life
upin humans1
1 study
Physical health-related quality of life
upin humans1
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren improves physical health-related quality of life in humans.
“Grandparents who reported providing relatively high levels of both instrumental support and socioemotional engagement reported better overall physical health-related quality of life.”
Humansamong grandparents providing high levels of both instrumental support and socioemotional engagementn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement with Grandchildren Is Associated With Benefits for Grandparents
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025
Subjective memory
upin humans1
1 study
Subjective memory
upin humans1
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren improves subjective memory in humans.
“those who were relatively more engaged socially and emotionally with their grandchildren reported less loneliness, more engagement in healthful behaviors, and better subjective memory.”
Humansamong grandparentsn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement with Grandchildren Is Associated With Benefits for Grandparents
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025
Associations
3Loneliness
downin humans2
2 studies
Loneliness
downin humans2
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren lowers the risk of loneliness in humans.
“those who were relatively more engaged socially and emotionally with their grandchildren reported less loneliness, more engagement in healthful behaviors, and better subjective memory.”
Humansamong grandparentsn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement with Grandchildren Is Associated With Benefits for Grandparents
GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren is associated with loneliness in humans.
“those who were relatively more engaged socially and emotionally with their grandchildren reported lower levels of loneliness”
Humansamong grandparentsn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement With Grandchildren: Associations With Loneliness and Quality of Life
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society29 Dec 2025
Physical health-related quality of life
upin humans1
1 study
Physical health-related quality of life
upin humans1
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren is associated with physical health-related quality of life in humans.
“Grandparents who reported providing relatively high levels of both instrumental support and socioemotional engagement reported better overall physical health-related quality of life.”
Humansamong grandparents providing instrumental support and socioemotional engagementn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement With Grandchildren: Associations With Loneliness and Quality of Life
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society29 Dec 2025
Subjective memory
upin humans1
1 study
Subjective memory
upin humans1
Socioemotional engagement with grandchildren is associated with subjective memory in humans.
“those who were relatively more engaged socially and emotionally with their grandchildren reported lower levels of loneliness, more engagement in healthful behaviors, and better subjective memory.”
Humansamong grandparentsn = 533
Socioemotional Engagement With Grandchildren: Associations With Loneliness and Quality of Life
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society29 Dec 2025