Grandparenthood: Factors Influencing Frequency of Grandparent-Grandchildren Contact and Grandparent Role Satisfaction

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Reitzes, Donald C ^a   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 1642579578     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.1.S9     Document Type: Article

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