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Hank, Karsten; Buber, Isabella – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
Introducing findings from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), this research complements the large number of recent U.S. studies on the role of grandparents in caring for their grandchildren. For 10 continental European countries, the authors investigate cross-national variations in grandparent-provided child care…
Descriptors: Retirement, Family Programs, Grandchildren, Grandparents
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Geurts, Teun; Poortman, Anne-Rigt; van Tilburg, Theo; Dykstra, Pearl A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
Using cross-sectional data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (N = 1,231), this study examines the relationship between grandchildren and their grandparents across early adulthood. Age is used as a proxy for change during the grandchild's life course and the influence of major life course characteristics is examined. Results indicate that…
Descriptors: Grandchildren, Young Adults, Age Differences, Grandparents