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| The impact of parental separation/divorce on grandparent-grandchild relationships | | Author(s) | Linda A Drew, Peter K Smith |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 48, no 3, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 191-216 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Parents ; Separation [marriage] ; Divorce ; Family relationships ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | Separation and divorce can have an impact on the grandparent-parent and the grandparent-grandchild relationship. In this study, 86 members of the Grandparents' Federation in Britain returned questionnaires about changes in contact with their grandchildren following parental divorce; 10 grandparents were also interviewed. Three questionnaire measures of the grandparent-grandchild relationship, proximity, contact frequency, and emotional involvement, were interrelated and a significant decrease was reported after parental divorce. Many grandparents reported emotional and physical health problems related to the loss of contact. Results are discussed in terms of the extent to which grandparents are victims of the divorce situation, or agents involved in cross-generational family dysfunction; the victim model appears to get more support from the data in this study. Recommendations are made for further research, as well as counselling for grandparents affected by parental divorce. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990723234 A |
| Classmark | SW: SW5: SR: SO: SOH: DS:SJ: 8 |
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