An Intergenerational Perspective on Grandparent Roles

Views of Young Parents and Middle-Age/Older Adults

Bibliographic Data

ID6081177
AuthorsMary Dellmann-Jenkins, Mary Dellmann‐Jenkins (0000-0001-8351-5330, Kent State University, corresponding author), Ami Haynes Hollis (Kent State University), Karen Lowry Gordon (Kent State University)
Year2005
Volume3
Issue1
Pages35-48
Publication date2005-04-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j194v03n01_04
OpenAlexW1957232172
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

This study provides an intergenerational perspective on grandparent roles. Data was collected from young parents (N = 105) and middle-age and older adults (N = 105). Both groups identified multiple roles as important for grandparents to initiate with young grandchildren: these included being a playmate as well as a friend, teacher, and role model. Intergenerational differences were also found with middle-age and older adults more likely than young parents to rank religious guide (p < .001) and family historian (p < .05) as important roles to enact with young grandchildren. However, the young parents were more likely than the older participants to predict that grandparents would be remembered by their grandchildren as fun, having high values, being a role model, and financially supportive (p < .001). Recommendations for future intergenerational research are recommended

Developmental psychology · Grandparent · Young adult · Aging and Gerontology Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Gerontology

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