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| Grandfathers' and grandmothers' satisfaction with the grandparent role: seeking new answers to old questions | | Author(s) | Candida C Peterson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 49, no 1, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 61-78 |
| Keywords | Grandmothers ; Grandfathers ; Grandchildren ; Social roles ; Quality of life ; Australia ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A total of 146 Australian grandparents rated their level of satisfaction with grandparenthood as an overall experience and ranked the satisfaction they gained from this role relative to other significant roles in adulthood, including parenthood, marriage, and career. In contrast to the results of a seminal study conducted in the US three decades ago, only a small minority (8%) were more dissatisfied than satisfied with the grandparenting role. On the other hand, there were no significant differences between grandfathers' and grandmothers' levels of satisfaction with grandparenting. Frequent contact with grandchildren predicted high levels of satisfaction in grandparents of both genders. In addition to the two main gratifications of biological renewal and emotional fulfilment reported by the US study, the Australian grandparents reported the opportunities to observe their grandchildrens' development and share in their activities as the best features of grandparenthood, while lack of frequent enough contact was the worst feature. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000419410 A |
| Classmark | SW2: SW3: SW5: TM5: F:59: 7YA: 7T |
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