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Wetzel, Martin and Hank, Karsten ORCID: 0000-0003-1844-7612 (2020). Grandparents' Relationship to Grandchildren in the Transition to Adulthood. J. Fam. Issues, 41 (10). S. 1885 - 1905. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-5481

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Abstract

This study investigates grandparent-grandchild relations in emerging adulthood, focusing on grandchildren's transition to residential independence and the role of parents as mediators. Using three waves of the German Ageing Survey (DEAS), we estimate fixed effects models to assess changes in the frequency of contact and emotional closeness of 349 grandparents with 494 grandchildren aged 16 to 30 years. Grandparent-grandchild contact decreases during the transition to adulthood due to the middle generation's declining ability to provide opportunities for intergenerational interaction as well as grandchildren's new responsibilities after leaving the parental home. Grandparent-grandchild closeness does not change systematically in emerging adulthood, but is characterized by a high degree of temporal stability and independence of grandparent-parent contact frequency. Thus, even if contact decreases during the transition to adulthood, a continuously close emotional bond allows grandparents and grandchildren to (re)activate the support potential inherent to their relationship in times of need.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wetzel, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hank, Karsten UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-7612 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-348823
DOI:	10.1177/0192513X19894355
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Fam. Issues
Volume:	41
Number:	10
Page Range:	S. 1885 - 1905
Date:	2020
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-5481
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS; LEAVING HOME; RESIDENCE ARRANGEMENTS; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; GREAT-GRANDPARENTS; FAMILY; SOLIDARITY; CONTACT; CONSEQUENCES; ADOLESCENT Multiple languages Family Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/34882