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Interactions with grandparents and great-grandparents — a comparison of activities, influences, and relationships
Author(s)	Karen A Roberto, Renee Robbe Skoglund
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 43, no 2, 1996
Pages	pp 107-117
Keywords	Grandparents ; Young adults [20-25] ; Students ; Family relationships ; Social interaction ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study explored the relationship between young adults and their grandparents and great-grandparents, in which a sample of 52 college students completed a questionnaire assessed their interactions with their grandparents and great-grandparents. Respondents engaged in more frequent contact and activities with their grandparents than with their great-grandparents. They also perceived their grandparents as having a more defined role and being more influential in their lives than great-grandparents. Discussion focuses on potential personal and demographic factors that may have influenced the respondents' perceptions of and interactions with their great-grandparents.
Accession Number	CPA-970731230 A
Classmark	SW: SD6: XN: DS:SJ: TMA: TOB: 3F: 7T
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