Communication Studies, Department of
Date of this Version
2008
Citation
Published in Qualitative Research Reports in Communication 9:1 (2008), pp. 72–80; doi: 10.1080/17459430802400373
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to examine grandparent support to grandchildren following the divorce of parents. Participants (N = 42) responded to questions focusing on the enactment of support and relationships with grandparents. Through these retrospective, self-report accounts, six categories of grandparent support were identified. Additionally, four barriers to grandparent sup-port emerged from the responses of the grandchildren. These categories of and barriers to intergenerational social support are discussed as they relate to characteristics and expectations of provided support in post-divorce families.
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Copyright © 2008 Eastern Communication Association; published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis. Used by permission.