The meaning of grandparenthood: Do adolescent grandchildren perceive the relationship and role in the same way as their grandparents do?

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-121

  Triadó, Carme ^a   Villar, Feliciano ^a   Solé, Carme ^b   Osuna, María José ^a   Pinazo, Sacramento ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent grandchildren; Family relationships; Grandparent grandchild dyads; Grandparenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994543356     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v03n02_07     Document Type: Article

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