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- Grandfamilies: Parenting Satisfaction and Family FunctioningDolbin-MacNab, Megan L.; Sanford, Nicole M.; Rodgers, Brandon E.; Stewart, Shelley K.; Finney, Jack W.; Roberto, Karen A. (Department of Human Developmen, Department of Psychology and Center for Gerontology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 2006-10)Previous research has demonstrated that grandparent caregivers experience high levels of physical, psychological, and relationship stress. However, few studies have examined how psychosocial and relationships. perspective, this exploratory study examined predictors of parenting satisfaction and family functioning among 40 grandmothers raising grandchildren. Parenting satisfaction was associated with lower levels of financial burden and better family functioning. More optimal family functioning was associated with higher parenting satisfaction, more social support, and grandmothers’ mental health (i.e., less depression and anxiety). Unexpectedly, higher financial burden was also associated with better family functioning. Findings suggest that the quality of custodial grandmothers’ family relationships is influenced by both individual and contextual factors. However, because social support and financial burden had the strongest influence, practitioners should pay particular attention to the impact of contextual factors on the quality of relationships within grandparent-headed families.
- Intimate Partner Violence Among Older Adults: Bridging the Disciplinary DivideMcPherson, Marya C.; Brossoie, Nancy; Roberto, Karen A. (Center for Gerontology and Dept. of Human Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley, 2009-11)
- Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Aging Women: Promoting Community KnowledgeRoberto, Karen A.; Brossoie, Nancy; McPherson, Marya C. (Center for Gerontology and Dept. of Human Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley, 2009-10)
- “It Was Like An Elephant Sitting on My Chest”: Older Women’s Experiences With Coronary Heart DiseaseHusser, Erica; Roberto, Karen A. (Center for Gerontology and Dept. of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006-11)
- Research on Persistent Pain in Late Life: Current Topics and ChallengesHolland, Alissa Kate; Roberto, Karen A.; Perkins, Susan N. (Developmental and Biological Psychology, Virginia Tech, 2006-11)
- Surviving Hurricane Katrina: Resilience and Resources of Aging FamiliesRoberto, Karen A.; Henderson, Tammy L.; Kamo, Yoshinori (Center for Gerontology and Dept. of Human Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universi, 2006-11)