First-Time Grandparents' Role Satisfaction and Its Determinants.
Int J Aging Hum Dev
; 91(3): 340-355, 2020 10.
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ABSTRACT
This article focuses on satisfaction with the grandparent role at 1 and 2 years after the transition to grandparenthood. Three hundred and eighteen grandparents (male and female) were initially recruited and required to complete a well-validated self-report measure of grandparent satisfaction, together with self-report questionnaires assessing a range of characteristics which might predict role satisfaction. The main finding was that grandparent-grandchild attachment (bonding) was the most powerful predictor. Some predictors (e.g., generativity) appeared to have a direct effect on satisfaction, whereas the effect of others (e.g., grandchild temperament) appeared to be mediated via the grandparent-grandchild attachment relationship. Role satisfaction, aside from its probable relevance to grandparent wellbeing, is also likely to be of relevance to grandparents' willingness to provide childcare. The latter, besides impacting on well-being of both grandparents and parents, also powerfully influences workforce economics.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Satisfação Pessoal
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Papel (figurativo)
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Relação entre Gerações
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Avós
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Apego ao Objeto
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article