Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries

Grandparental presence is often found to associate with improved grandchild wellbeing. However, studies have shown that the effect is not always positive. This could be explained by the fact that in some circumstances grandparents compete with grandchildren over parental time resources. We studied t...

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Main Authors: Antti Olavi Tanskanen, Mirkka Danielsbacka, Jani Erola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto 2017-04-01
Series:Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/59194
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spelling doaj-479d3c8318c74df4ae9e0f99c07e6abd2020-11-24T23:17:10ZengPopulation Research Institute of VäestöliittoFinnish Yearbook of Population Research1796-61831796-61912017-04-015132210.23979/fypr.5919459194Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countriesAntti Olavi TanskanenMirkka DanielsbackaJani ErolaGrandparental presence is often found to associate with improved grandchild wellbeing. However, studies have shown that the effect is not always positive. This could be explained by the fact that in some circumstances grandparents compete with grandchildren over parental time resources. We studied the assumption using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) from 20 Western countries (n=73,346 children at age 15). According to the results grandparental presence was associated with lower levels of parental involvement and decreased educational test scores among adolescents. Moreover, the results indicate that when the parental involvement is lower at the first place the grandparental presence tends to be associated with even weaker child outcomes. Finally, we found support that grandparental co-residence is a mediator of the association between parental involvement and child outcomes. These results are discussed with reference to the local resource competition model.https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/59194Adolescents, grandparents, local resource competition, parental involvement, PISA
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author Antti Olavi Tanskanen
Mirkka Danielsbacka
Jani Erola
spellingShingle Antti Olavi Tanskanen
Mirkka Danielsbacka
Jani Erola
Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
Adolescents, grandparents, local resource competition, parental involvement, PISA
author_facet Antti Olavi Tanskanen
Mirkka Danielsbacka
Jani Erola
author_sort Antti Olavi Tanskanen
title Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
title_short Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
title_full Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
title_fullStr Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
title_full_unstemmed Educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
title_sort educational test scores among adolescents in three-generational households in 20 countries
publisher Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto
series Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
issn 1796-6183
1796-6191
publishDate 2017-04-01
description Grandparental presence is often found to associate with improved grandchild wellbeing. However, studies have shown that the effect is not always positive. This could be explained by the fact that in some circumstances grandparents compete with grandchildren over parental time resources. We studied the assumption using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) from 20 Western countries (n=73,346 children at age 15). According to the results grandparental presence was associated with lower levels of parental involvement and decreased educational test scores among adolescents. Moreover, the results indicate that when the parental involvement is lower at the first place the grandparental presence tends to be associated with even weaker child outcomes. Finally, we found support that grandparental co-residence is a mediator of the association between parental involvement and child outcomes. These results are discussed with reference to the local resource competition model.
topic Adolescents, grandparents, local resource competition, parental involvement, PISA
url https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/59194
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