The legacy of a grandparent's divorce: Consequences for ties between grandparents and grandchildren

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 170-183

  King, Valarie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Grandchildren; Grandparents; Intergenerational relations; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037328179     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00170.x     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Aldous, J. (1995). New views of grandparents in intergenerational context. Journal of Family Issues, 16, 104-122.
2. Amato, P. R. (1996). Explaining the intergenerational transmission of divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 628-640.
3. Amato, P. R.,&Keith, B. (1991). Consequences of parental divorce for children's well-being: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 110, 26-46.
4. Aquilino, W. S. (1994). Later life parental divorce and widowhood: Impact on young adults' assessment of parent-child relations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 908-922.
5. Booth, A.,&Amato, P. (1994). Parental marital quality, parental divorce, and relations with parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 21-34.
6. Chan, C. G.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (2000). Matrilineal advantage in grandparent-grandchild relations. The Gerontologist, 40, 179-190.
7. Cherlin, A. (1977). The effect of children on marital dissolution. Demography, 14, 265-284.
8. Cherlin, A. J.,&Furstenberg, F. F. (1986). The new American grandparent. New York: Basic Books.
9. Conger, R. D.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (1994). Families in troubled times: Adapting to change in rural America. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
10. Cooney, T. M.,&Uhlenberg, P. (1990). The role of divorce in men's relations with their adult children after mid-life. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 677-688.
11. Diekmann, A.,&Engelhardt, H. (1999). The social inheritance of divorce: Effects of parent's family type in postwar Germany. American Sociological Review, 64, 783-793.
12. Drew, L. A.,&Smith, P. K. (1999). The impact of parental separation/divorce on grandparent-grandchild relationships. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 48, 191-216.
13. Elder, G. H., Jr. (1995). The life course paradigm: Social change and individual development. In P. Moen, G. H. Elder, Jr.,&K. Luscher (Eds.), Examining lives in context: Perspectives on the ecology of human development (pp. 101-139). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
14. Elder, G. H.. Jr. (1998). The life course and human development. In W. Damon (Ser. Ed.)&R. M. Lerner (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of child psychology. Vol. 1. Theoretical models of human development (pp. 939-991). New York: Wiley.
15. Elder, G. H., Jr.,&Conger, R. D. (2000). Children of the land: Adversity and success in rural America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
16. Hagestad, G. O. (1986). The family: Women and grandparents as kin-keepers. In A. Pifer & L. Bronte (Eds.), Our aging society: Paradox and promise (pp. 141-160). New York: W. W. Norton.
17. Hill, R., Foote, N., Aldous, J., Carlson, R.,&MacDonald, R. (1970). Family development in three generations. Cambridge, MA: Schenkman.
18. Johnson, D.,&Elliott, L. (1998). Sample design effects: Do they affect the analyses of data from the National Survey of Families and Households? Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 993-1001.
19. Kaufman, G.,&Uhlenberg, P. (1998). Effects of life course transitions on the quality of relationships between adult children and their parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 924-938.
20. King, V. (2002). Parental divorce and interpersonal trust in adult offspring. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 642-656.
21. King, V.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (1995). American children view their grandparents: Linked lives across three rural generations. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 165-178.
22. King, V.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (1998). Education and grandparenting roles. Research on Aging, 20, 450-474.
23. King, V.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (1999). Are religious grandparents more involved grandparents? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 54B, S317-S328.
24. King, V., Elder, G. H., Jr.,&Conger, R. D. (2000). Wisdom of the ages. In G. H. Elder, Jr.,&R. D. Conger (Eds.), Children of the land: Adversity and success in rural America (pp. 127-150). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
25. King, V., Russell, S. T.,&Elder, G. H., Jr. (1998). Grandparenting in family systems: An ecological perspective. In M. Szinovacz (Ed.), Handbook on grandparenthood (pp. 53-69). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
26. King, V., Silverstein, M., Elder, G. H, Jr., Bengtson, V. L.,&Conger, R. D. (in press). Relations with grandparents: Rural midwest versus urban southern California. Journal of Family Issues.
27. Kivnick, H. Q. (1982). The meaning of grandparenthood. Ann Arbor; MI: University of Michigan Research Press.
28. Kivnick, H. Q. (1985). Grandparenthood and mental health: Meaning, behavior, and satisfaction. In V. L. Bengtson&J. F. Robertson (Eds), Grandparenthood (pp. 151-158). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
29. Kruk, E.,&Hall, B. L. (1995). The disengagement of paternal grandparents subsequent to divorce. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 23, 131-147.
30. Larson, L. E.,&Golz, J. W. (1989). Religious participation and marital commitment. Review of Religious Research, 30, 387-400.
31. Lawton, L., Silverstein, M.,&Bengtson, V. (1994). Affection, social contact, and geographic distance between adult children and their parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 57-68.
32. McCulloch, B. J. (1995). Aging and kinship in rural context. In R. Blieszner&V. H. Bedford (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the family (pp. 332-354). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
33. Mead, M. (1974). Grandparents as educators. In H. J. Leichter (Ed.), The family as educator. New York: Teachers College Press.
34. Morgan, S. P.,&Rindfuss, R. R. (1985). Marital disruption: Structural and temporal dimensions. American Journal of Sociology, 90, 1055-1077.
35. Norton, A. J.,&Moorman, J. E. (1987). Current trends in marriage and divorce among American women. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 49, 3-14.
36. Pezzin, L. E.,&Schone, B. S. (1999). Parental marital disruption and intergenerational transfers: An analysis of lone elderly parents and their children. Demography, 36, 287-297.
37. Rossi, A. S.,&Rossi, P. H. (1990). Of human bonding: Parent-child relations across the life course. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
38. Silverstein, M.,&Marenco, A. (2001). How Americans enact the grandparent role across the family life course. Journal of Family Issues, 22, 493-522.
39. Spitze, G.,&Ward, R. A. (1998). Gender variations. In M. Szinovacz (Ed.), Handbook on grandparenthood (pp. 113-127). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
40. Stats Corp. (1999). Stata reference manual, release 7. College Station, TX: Stata Corporation.
41. Stolzenberg, R. M., Blair-Loy, M.,&Waite, L. J. (1995). Religious participation in early adulthood: Age and family life cycle effects on church membership. American Sociological Review, 60, 84-103.
42. Thompson, L.,&Walker, A. J. (1987). Mothers as mediators of intimacy between grandmothers and their young adult granddaughters. Family Relations, 36, 72-77.
43. Tomlin, A. M. (1998). Grandparents' influences on grandchildren. In M. Szinovacz (Ed.), Handbook on grandparenthood (pp. 159-170). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
44. Uhlenberg, P. (1993). Demographic change and kin relations in later life. In G. L. Maddox&M. P. Lawton (Eds.), Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics: Focus on kinship, aging, and social change (Vol. 13, pp. 219-238). New York: Springer.
45. Uhlenberg, P.,&Hammill, B. G. (1998). Frequency of grandparent contact with grandchild sets: Six factors that make a difference. The Gerontologist, 38, 276-285.
46. Uhlenberg, P.,&Kirby, J. B. (1998). Grandparenthood over time: Historical and demographic trends. In M. Szinovacz (Ed.), Handbook on grandparenthood (pp. 23-39). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
47. U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2000). Statistical abstract of the United States: 2000 (120th ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
48. Waite, L. J.,&Gallagher, M. (2000). The case for marriage: Why married people are happier, healthier, and better off financially. New York: Doubleday.
49. White, L. (1992). The effect of parental divorce and remarriage on parental support for adult children. Journal of Family Issues, 13, 234-250.
50. Wolfinger, N. H. (2000). Beyond the intergenerational transmission of divorce: Do people replicate the patterns of marital instability they grew up with? Journal of Family Issues, 21, 1061-1086.