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Outcomes for children of separated parents
— childrens' perspectives on their relationships with their grandparents | | Author(s) | Judy Dunn |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 13, no 2, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 13-16 |
| Keywords | Grandchildren ; Children [offspring] ; Divorce ; Personal relationships ; Grandparents ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | Studies in the last 10 years on grandparents and grandchildren have noted the prevalence of family changes brought about by divorce or separation. In this paper, the authors consider the relationship between children and their grandparents, as viewed by the children themselves. The research is part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). The authors randomly selected 192 families each with at least two children from four family types: 50 non-step families, 48 single mother families, 29 stepfather families, and 45 stepmother or complex stepfamilies in which both parents brought children from previous relationships. Social and behavioural characteristics were compared. Overall, grandparents were key confidants for children over family matters; and children reported greater closeness to their maternal grandparents (both grandmothers and grandfathers) than to their paternal grandparents. Furthermore, children's emotional closeness to their maternal grandparents was related to fewer adjustment problems, which explained variance between that related to other family factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031007218 A |
| Classmark | SW5: SS: SOH: DS: SW: 3J |
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