Abstract
The study examined the perception of role among 103 great-grandparents in Israel and its contribution to their quality of life. In line with the hypotheses, findings have shown that when great-grandparenting was experienced as meaningful and as important to keeping the family together, it increased the motivation for making a greater personal investment in the role. With regard to contact with a specific great-grandchild, the results revealed that the emotional closeness dimension was a mediator between the behavioral dimension and quality of life of great-grandparents. In addition, married great-grandmothers who lived close to their great-grandchildren had frequent contact with them. Research results highlight the practical need to encourage direct relationships between the two generations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 197-219 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jul 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- Great-grandparents
- great-grandchildren
- quality of life
- role
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