Easing the “second-shift” burden : grandparental childcare and the subjective wellbeing of working mothers in Singapore

• Main Author: Cheo, Rachel Ka Yang
• Other Authors: CHONG SinHui
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140828
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Childcare arrangements lie at the crux of issues parents have to work out when mothers wish to continue with work after childbirth. However, it is still common for working mothers to bear the brunt of both domestic and paid work. In the present study, I explored the role of grandparents as providers...