Kennedy G E
Department of Human Environmental Sciences, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 64093.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1992;35(2):83-98. doi: 10.2190/H177-W9EX-483T-PKKU.
Five elements identified from the literature as expressive of quality in grandparent/grandchild relationships were used in this study. Three hundred ninety-one young adults at a midwest university responded to questions concerning the quality of their relationships with their "most close" grandparent. Responses of the students validated the following five elements of quality as being associated with successful grandparent/grandchild relationships: 1) a fairly high degree of closeness, 2) a strong sense of being known by the grandparent, 3) a strong sense of the young adult's knowing the grandparent, 4) a sense of the grandparent being a fairly strong influence in the life of the grandchild, 5) a sense of an authentic or independent grandparent/grandchild relationship not dominated by, but supported by, the middle generation. Analysis of variance identified the impact of seven independent variables on the quality of grandparent/grandchild relationships.
本研究采用了从文献中确定的五个表达祖孙关系质量的要素。一所中西部大学的391名年轻人回答了有关他们与“最亲近”祖父母关系质量的问题。学生们的回答证实了以下与成功的祖孙关系相关的五个质量要素：1）相当高的亲密度；2）强烈的被祖父母了解的感觉；3）年轻人强烈的了解祖父母的感觉；4）祖父母在孙辈生活中有相当大影响力的感觉；5）一种真实或独立的祖孙关系，不受中间一代支配，但得到中间一代的支持。方差分析确定了七个自变量对祖孙关系质量的影响。
