Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships: From Families in Contexts to Families as Contexts
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| Title: | Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships: From Families in Contexts to Families as Contexts |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Davey, Adam, Savla, Jyoti, Janke, Megan |
| Source: | International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 2009 69(4):311-325. |
| Availability: | Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 26 Austin Avenue, P.O. Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701. Tel: 800-638-7819; Tel: 631-691-1270; Fax: 631-691-1770; e-mail: info@baywood.com; Web site: http://baywood.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Grandchildren, Grandparents, Family Relationship, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Interpersonal Relationship, Statistical Analysis |
| ISSN: | 0091-4150 |
| Abstract: | Relationships between grandparents and grandchildren provide an excellent framework for integrating family theory and family methodology. Systematic differences as a function of age, gender, life expectancy, and health as played out through generations suggest some topics are best studied by disentangling variability between and within families. Using data from 1,345 grandchildren (52% girls, mean age 13.69 years, range 9 to 20) reporting on 3,664 grandparents, we compare results obtained from studying grandparent-grandchild relationships individually and at the family level. Results suggest important predictors of relationship quality at the within-subject and between-subject levels. Future research should more carefully integrate each level into theory and design. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Access URL: | https://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=W6521220640T5458 |
| Accession Number: | EJ868390 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Relationships between grandparents and grandchildren provide an excellent framework for integrating family theory and family methodology. Systematic differences as a function of age, gender, life expectancy, and health as played out through generations suggest some topics are best studied by disentangling variability between and within families. Using data from 1,345 grandchildren (52% girls, mean age 13.69 years, range 9 to 20) reporting on 3,664 grandparents, we compare results obtained from studying grandparent-grandchild relationships individually and at the family level. Results suggest important predictors of relationship quality at the within-subject and between-subject levels. Future research should more carefully integrate each level into theory and design. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0091-4150 |
