Trajectories of grandparents' perceived solidarity with adult grandchildren: A growth curve analysis over 23 years

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 912-923

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Long, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandparents; Intergenerational relations; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040757537     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353634     Document Type: Article

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