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| Intergenerational perceptions of English speaking and Spanish speaking Mexican-American grandparents | | Author(s) | Robert D Strom, Lydia P Buki, Shirley K Strom |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 45, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1-22 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Ethnic groups ; English language ; Spanish language ; Personal relationships ; Needs [elderly] ; Grandchildren ; Parents ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Information on the strengths and needs of Mexican-American grandparents was obtained in order to adapt existing grandparenting programmes for this population. A total of 181 Mexican-American grandparents, 148 parents and 173 grandchildren provided information on grandparent satisfaction, success, teaching, difficulty, frustration, and information needs. Multivariate analyses of variance found differences for English and Spanish speaking grandparents. Spanish speaking grandparents reported a greater need for information than English speaking grandparents, and more frustration when dealing with adolescents than with younger children. For the English speaking grandparents, all of the generations agreed that grandparents under the age of 61 experienced more frustration than their older counterparts, and those who spend more than five hours per month with their grandchildren were more effective in their role. Possible factors that account for the findings are discussed and recommendations for establishing a grandparent programme are presented. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980827235 A |
| Classmark | SW: TK: 6W6: 6WG: DS: IK: SW5: SR: DP: 7T |
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