Chile has the highest rates of grandparent caregiving of young children among Western countries. However, there is limited information on (a) how mothers and grandmothers share caregiving responsibilities, (b) if mother's care for children differs across different types of grandmother support, and (c) the perceived roles that grandmothers have as caregivers. Through a mixed-methods approach, we seek to explore the areas mentioned above. Using a nationally representative survey (N = 4,288), we compare the frequency with which mothers participate in activities with their children ages 1-5 years by the degree of grandmother participation. We find that mothers participate in activities with their children and in their functional care at similar levels across grandmother caregiving types. The main exception is mothers with coresiding grandmothers taking a secondary caregiver role: These mothers reported a higher frequency of activities with their children than mothers with other types of grandmother involvement, even those who had majority caregiving or irregular caregiving grandmothers. In-depth interviews with mothers and grandmothers reveal how they share the caregiving responsibilities, which depend on the mother's work status, with families with working mothers having more involved grandmothers. The grandmother's level of responsibilities, in turn, seems to shape their perceived role as caregivers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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智利母亲和祖母对幼儿的照料：角色和责任。

智利是西方国家中祖父母照顾幼儿比例最高的国家。然而，关于 (a) 母亲和祖母如何分担照顾责任，(b) 母亲对孩子的照顾是否因不同类型的祖母支持而不同，以及 (c) 祖母作为照顾者的角色的感知信息有限。通过混合方法，我们寻求探索上述领域。通过一项具有全国代表性的调查（N = 4,288），我们根据祖母的参与程度比较了母亲与 1-5 岁孩子一起参加活动的频率。我们发现，母亲与孩子一起参加活动，并在祖母照料类型中以相似的水平参与功能性照料。主要的例外是有同居祖母的母亲担任二级照顾者的角色：这些母亲报告说与孩子的活动频率高于有其他类型祖母参与的母亲，即使是那些祖母主要照顾或不定期照顾的母亲。对母亲和祖母的深入访谈揭示了她们如何分担照顾责任，这取决于母亲的工作状况，有职业母亲的家庭有更多的祖母参与。反过来，祖母的责任水平似乎塑造了他们作为照顾者的角色。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。这些母亲报告说与孩子的活动频率高于有其他类型祖母参与的母亲，即使是那些主要照顾或不定期照顾祖母的母亲也是如此。对母亲和祖母的深入访谈揭示了她们如何分担照顾责任，这取决于母亲的工作状况，有职业母亲的家庭有更多的祖母参与。反过来，祖母的责任水平似乎塑造了他们作为照顾者的角色。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。这些母亲报告说与孩子的活动频率高于有其他类型祖母参与的母亲，即使是那些主要照顾或不定期照顾祖母的母亲也是如此。对母亲和祖母的深入访谈揭示了她们如何分担照顾责任，这取决于母亲的工作状况，有职业母亲的家庭有更多的祖母参与。反过来，祖母的责任水平似乎塑造了他们作为照顾者的角色。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。有职业母亲的家庭有更多的祖母参与。反过来，祖母的责任水平似乎塑造了他们作为照顾者的角色。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。有职业母亲的家庭有更多的祖母参与。反过来，祖母的责任水平似乎塑造了他们作为照顾者的角色。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。