Universität zu Köln

Hank, Karsten ORCID: 0000-0003-1844-7612, Cavrini, Giulia, Di Gessa, Giorgio ORCID: 0000-0001-6154-1845 and Tomassini, Cecilia ORCID: 0000-0002-2819-7779 (2018). What do we know about grandparents? Insights from current quantitative data and identification of future data needs. Eur. J. Ageing, 15 (3). S. 225 - 236. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1613-9380

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Abstract

Against the background of a new wave' of empirical studies investigating various aspects of grandparenthood across a broad range of regional contexts, this article aims to take stock of what has been achieved so far and which lessons we can learn from this for the future. Our focus is on the measurement of grandparenthood and grandparenting in quantitative social surveys and the implications this has for the substantive questions we can ask and the answers we can get out of such data. For several broader questionswho is a grandparent and when does this transition happen; what does it mean to be a grandparent; and what are the implications of grandparenthood for families?we review previous questionnaire items from a variety of surveys as well as studies in which they were used. We identify relevant issues related to these questions which cannot be adequately addressed with currently available data, but should be considered in new or ongoing survey projects. The answers provided by recent studies as well as the many still open questions identified here indicate excellent prospects for scholarship on grandparents in the years to come.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hank, Karsten UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-7612 UNSPECIFIED Cavrini, Giulia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Di Gessa, Giorgio UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-1845 UNSPECIFIED Tomassini, Cecilia UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-7779 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-174401
DOI:	10.1007/s10433-018-0468-1
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Ageing
Volume:	15
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 225 - 236
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1613-9380
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GRANDCHILD RELATIONSHIP; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; FICTIVE KIN; RESIDENCE ARRANGEMENTS; RAISING GRANDCHILDREN; ADULT GRANDCHILDREN; EXTENDED FAMILY; LIFE COURSE; CHILD-CARE Multiple languages Gerontology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17440