Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Intergenerational relational dynamics in co-parenting families: a cross-sectional analysis through a systemic theoretical lens
Originally published 2026-04-22 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1748675 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
Which arrangements help parents and grandparents share care without undermining one another?
The study distinguishes support from conflict when grandparents join the caregiving team and relates these experiences to the wider family environment.
Who was studied?
710 parents in China, including 426 who reported active grandparent involvement in raising children.
Age / stage: Families with children
Read with three questions
- Whose report describes the grandparent's role?
- Which measures came from the same participant, and which had an independent source?
- How might the division of care in a different household affect how the findings apply?
Keep the limits in view
A cross-sectional account measures variables in the same period. It cannot establish which came first; participants reporting more than one measure may also introduce shared reporting bias.
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Ziran Li; Mohd Najmi Daud; Mohamad Salleh Bin Abdul Ghani; Asmidawati Ashari (2026). Intergenerational relational dynamics in co-parenting families: a cross-sectional analysis through a systemic theoretical lens Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1748675
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