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Variables Affecting Grandchildren's Perceptions of Grandparents (open access)

Variables Affecting Grandchildren's Perceptions of Grandparents

While many studies have investigated grandparenthood from the point of view of the grandparent, few have considered this issue from the perspective of the grandchild. In this respect, a number of variables (i.e., grandchild age and gender, parents' marital status, and grandparents' age, gender, education, kinship position, residential proximity to and frequency of visiting with grandchildren, perceived influence on the grandchild, style of grandparenting, and relationship with the parents) were investigated as determinants of the quality of the grandparent-grandchild relationship in a sample of 171 adolescents and young adults. It was found that different sets of variables operated for different grandparents to predict the quality of their relationships with grandchildren.
Date: May 1988
Creator: Shore, R. Jerald (Robert Jerald)
System: The UNT Digital Library