TY - JOUR
T1 - Intergenerational support and the role of grandparents in post-divorce families
T2 - Retrospective accounts of young adult grandchildren
AU - Soliz, Jordan
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - The purpose of the current study was to examine grandparent support to grandchildren following the divorce of parents. Participants (N = 42) responded to questions focusing on the enactment of support and relationships with grandparents. Through these retrospective, self-report accounts, six categories of grandparent support were identified. Additionally, four barriers to grandparent support emerged from the responses of the grandchildren. These categories of and barriers to intergenerational social support are discussed as they relate to characteristics and expectations of provided support in post-divorce families.
AB - The purpose of the current study was to examine grandparent support to grandchildren following the divorce of parents. Participants (N = 42) responded to questions focusing on the enactment of support and relationships with grandparents. Through these retrospective, self-report accounts, six categories of grandparent support were identified. Additionally, four barriers to grandparent support emerged from the responses of the grandchildren. These categories of and barriers to intergenerational social support are discussed as they relate to characteristics and expectations of provided support in post-divorce families.
KW - Divorce
KW - Family communication
KW - Grandparents
KW - Social support
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U2 - 10.1080/17459430802400373
DO - 10.1080/17459430802400373
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77649257867
VL - 9
SP - 72
EP - 80
JO - Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
JF - Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
SN - 1745-9435
IS - 1
ER -