TY - JOUR
T1 - First-Time Grandparents’ Role Satisfaction and Its Determinants
AU - Condon, John
AU - Luszcz, Mary
AU - McKee, Ian
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - This article focuses on satisfaction with the grandparent role at 1 and 2 years after the transition to grandparenthood. Three hundred and eighteen grandparents (male and female) were initially recruited and required to complete a well-validated self-report measure of grandparent satisfaction, together with self-report questionnaires assessing a range of characteristics which might predict role satisfaction. The main finding was that grandparent–grandchild attachment (bonding) was the most powerful predictor. Some predictors (e.g., generativity) appeared to have a direct effect on satisfaction, whereas the effect of others (e.g., grandchild temperament) appeared to be mediated via the grandparent–grandchild attachment relationship. Role satisfaction, aside from its probable relevance to grandparent wellbeing, is also likely to be of relevance to grandparents’ willingness to provide childcare. The latter, besides impacting on well-being of both grandparents and parents, also powerfully influences workforce economics.
AB - This article focuses on satisfaction with the grandparent role at 1 and 2 years after the transition to grandparenthood. Three hundred and eighteen grandparents (male and female) were initially recruited and required to complete a well-validated self-report measure of grandparent satisfaction, together with self-report questionnaires assessing a range of characteristics which might predict role satisfaction. The main finding was that grandparent–grandchild attachment (bonding) was the most powerful predictor. Some predictors (e.g., generativity) appeared to have a direct effect on satisfaction, whereas the effect of others (e.g., grandchild temperament) appeared to be mediated via the grandparent–grandchild attachment relationship. Role satisfaction, aside from its probable relevance to grandparent wellbeing, is also likely to be of relevance to grandparents’ willingness to provide childcare. The latter, besides impacting on well-being of both grandparents and parents, also powerfully influences workforce economics.
KW - generativity
KW - grandparent role satisfaction
KW - grandparent–grandchild bonding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074571631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP0664158
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP0986226
U2 - 10.1177/0091415019882005
DO - 10.1177/0091415019882005
M3 - Article
C2 - 31646888
AN - SCOPUS:85074571631
SN - 0091-4150
VL - 91
SP - 340
EP - 355
JO - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
IS - 3
ER -