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When grandchildren grow up
— role transition and family solidarity among baby boomer grandchildren and their grandparents | | Author(s) | Terry L Mills |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 13, no 2, Summer 1999 |
| Pages | pp 219-239 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Family relationships ; Adolescents ; Adults ; Social roles ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Research on grandchild-grandparent relationships has largely focused on juvenile and adolescent grandchildren. However, this research examines the connection between adolescent-to-adult role transition by grandchildren, and perceptions of intergenerational solidarity with their grandparents. What are the effects of grandchildren's changing employment, marital and family status on family solidarity with grandparents? Using OLS (ordinary least squares) multiple regression analysis, data from the University of Southern California Longitudinal Study of Generations for the years 1971-1994 are constructed into a subsample consisting of 3,210 grandchild-person intervals. The model of role transition across the life course suggests a negative relationship between adult role acquisition and intergenerational solidarity. However, the data are not consistent with the role transition hypothesis, which suggests that role acquisition did not necessarily lead to declines in family cohesion; nor did role loss always result in greater family solidarity. The findings indicate that overall, adult role transitions are stronger predictors of grandchildrens' solidarity with grandfathers than with grandmothers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990728231 A |
| Classmark | SW: SW5: DS:SJ: SC: SD: TM5: 3J: 7T |
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