{"id":640,"date":"2022-07-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/losing-a-grandmother-can-have-long-lasting-mental-health-effects-for-kids-and-adolescents-a-new-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:00:35","slug":"mental-health-effects-kids-adolescents-losing-grandparent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/mental-health-effects-kids-adolescents-losing-grandparent\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study\u00a0finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3739-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3739-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study\u00a0finds\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Research shows that grandparents\u2019 involvement in their grandchildren\u2019s lives plays a critically important role in a child\u2019s overall health and development. (Image Source: iStock.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=health\">Health<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study\u00a0finds<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Models show that some 4 million people in the US have lost a grandparent to COVID-19. But until now, there has been little research that looks into the mental health effects of losing a grandparent.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Emily Smith-Greenaway, A. Verdery, Michelle Livings, R. Margolis<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">July 20, 2022<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 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href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/us\/topics\/research-brief-83231\" target=\"_blank\">Research Brief<\/a> is a short take about interesting academic work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\"><strong>The big idea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The death of a grandmother can have severe and lasting mental health consequences for both her adult children and grandchildren, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ssmmh.2022.100100\" target=\"_blank\">our recently published study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This finding may be surprising, because the death of a grandparent is a normal, even anticipated, part of life. Yet the effects are profound. Losing a grandparent can <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ssmmh.2022.100100\" target=\"_blank\">increase adolescents&rsquo; risk<\/a> of having a depressed parent and of having higher depressive symptoms themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cdep.12016\" target=\"_blank\">Decades of research<\/a> show that grandparents&rsquo; involvement and support is beneficial to their grandchildren. This is especially true for kids growing up with <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1540-4560.2007.00537.x\" target=\"_blank\">single mothers<\/a>. Maternal grandparents often act as a safety net, providing benefits like housing stability, child care and financial and emotional support, all of which benefit their <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cdep.12016\" target=\"_blank\">grandchildren&rsquo;s health and development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But what happens when a grandparent dies? In our study, we used a <a href=\"https:\/\/fragilefamilies.princeton.edu\/documentation\" target=\"_blank\">national dataset<\/a> on a sample of mother and adolescent pairs whom researchers have interviewed multiple times since the child&rsquo;s birth. We analyzed whether a maternal grandparent&rsquo;s death during later childhood or early adolescence affected adolescents&rsquo;, or their mothers&rsquo;, depressive symptoms, net of depressive symptoms before the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Following a grandmother&rsquo;s death, adult daughters were more likely to become depressed relative to other women. Adult daughters experienced this increase in depression for up to seven years following the death. Adolescent boys who lost their grandmother in the prior seven years also had higher depressive symptoms than their peers. We found no statistically significant increase in depression following a grandfather&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0004867414533834\" target=\"_blank\">Adolescent mental health has worsened<\/a> in recent decades. Experts stress the potential for the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10964-020-01332-9\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 pandemic to accelerate<\/a> this concerning trend, pointing to the financial hardships, school disruptions and social isolation as prime reasons young people&rsquo;s mental health could decline further.<\/p>\n<p>The mental health effects of losing a loved one to COVID-19 have been curiously overlooked. Although young people experience low COVID-19 mortality rates, COVID-19 mortality has intimately affected millions of young people. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of youths in the U.S. have <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamapediatrics.2021.0161\" target=\"_blank\">lost parents to COVID-19<\/a>. And as of June 2022, our statistical models suggest that approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2007476117\" target=\"_blank\">4 million people<\/a> in the U.S. have lost a grandparent to COVID-19 in a mere two years&nbsp;&mdash; representing a significant increase in the burden of grandparental death experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ssmmh.2022.100100\" target=\"_blank\">prior to the pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our study suggests that this dramatic increase in the number of grieving adolescents will increase rates of depression in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What still isn&rsquo;t known<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A troubling possibility is that having a grandparent die of COVID-19 is even harder for adolescents than the pre-pandemic losses that we studied. COVID-19 deaths epitomize &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08959420.2020.1764320\" target=\"_blank\">bad deaths<\/a>&rdquo;&nbsp;&mdash; painful, frequently sudden deaths that happen alone and often strip families of the chance to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>In other recent research, we found that adults who lost a spouse to COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/geronb\/gbac085\" target=\"_blank\">face higher rates of depression and loneliness<\/a> than those whose spouse died right before the pandemic. Future research can assess whether losing a grandparent to COVID-19 has more severe or far-reaching consequences for adolescents than our analysis of pre-pandemic data shows.<\/p>\n<p>We are also still examining the gendered nature of our study&rsquo;s findings. Why does the loss of a grandmother seem to have deeper and longer-lasting effects than that of a grandfather? Why are boys uniquely vulnerable after losing a grandmother?<\/p>\n<p>Gender socialization could explain boys&rsquo; higher depressive symptoms after a grandmother&rsquo;s death. Adolescent boys may feel pressure to internalize their emotions. Additionally, a grandfather&rsquo;s death could affect adolescents in other ways, such as their school performance and grades, maintenance of healthy relationships or risk behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>Even as this study offers a small window into the distress of losing a grandparent, our findings underline the pressing need for adolescents and their parents to have access to support services as they navigate the cascading consequences that such a loss can set in motion&nbsp;&mdash; an all-too-common experience in the COVID-19 era.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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More info: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/republishing-guidelines --><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/emily-smith-greenaway-166538\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Smith-Greenaway<\/a>, Associate Professor of Sociology, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/usc-dornsife-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences-2669\" target=\"_blank\">USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/ashton-verdery-1358394\" target=\"_blank\">Ashton Verdery<\/a>, Professor of Sociology, Demography and Social Data Analytics, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/penn-state-1258\" target=\"_blank\">Penn State<\/a><\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/michelle-livings-1358390\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Livings<\/a>, PhD Student in Population, Health and Place, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/usc-dornsife-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences-2669\" target=\"_blank\">USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/rachel-margolis-605806\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Margolis<\/a>, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Western Ontario<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article is republished from <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. 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