Current Situation of Postmenopausal Grandmothers Raising Their Grandchildren

As the average life expectancy of women increases, the family and social roles of postmenopausal women have become more important. With the growing number of dual-income households, postmenopausal grandmothers occupy a large role in child-rearing. Postmenopausal women mainly experience social change...

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Published inJournal of menopausal medicine Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 72 - 78
Main Authors Jang Yong Jin, Tae-hee Kim
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한폐경학회 31.08.2015
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Child
Grandchildren
Postmenopausal grandmother
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Summary:As the average life expectancy of women increases, the family and social roles of postmenopausal women have become more important. With the growing number of dual-income households, postmenopausal grandmothers occupy a large role in child-rearing. Postmenopausal women mainly experience social changes as a family member along with personal changes. Postmenopausal women face changes in physical and mental aspects due to drastic hormonal changes. Grandmothers sharing the burden of raising children are actually encountering a number of challenges while dealing with hardships to adapt to physical and mental changes at the same time. It is thought to be important to understand the impact of raising grandchildren on physical and mental conditions among grandmothers experiencing hardships between social reality and personal changes from medical perspective based on sociological studies. Focusing mainly on studies on related fields, this study aims to investigate personal and social supports from medical perspective and to device practical measures. (J Menopausal Med 2015;21:72-78)
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Menopause
ISSN:2288-6478
2288-6761