Active and Latent Functions of Grandparenting during the Divorce Process.

Johnson, Colleen Leahy

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ERIC Number: EJ374725

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Publication Date: 1988

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Active and Latent Functions of Grandparenting during the Divorce Process.

Johnson, Colleen Leahy

Gerontologist, v28 n2 p185-91 Apr 1988

Conducted 40-month longitudinal study following role of grandmothers in 43 families during divorce processes of their children. Found most women provided major assistance to children and grandchildren, with younger grandmothers more active. Analysis of their expectations indicated women became more ambivalent and dissatisfied if they were forced to perform parenting functions over time. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Adult Children, Child Rearing, Divorce, Family Relationship, Family Role, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Helping Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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