Grandparents' Psychological Well-Being After Loss of Contact With Their Grandchildren

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 372-379

  Drew, Linda M ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; grandchildren; grandparents; intergenerational; traumatic event

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34748922238     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.372     Document Type: Article

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