Hoffman E
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1979;10(3):299-309. doi: 10.2190/8pwq-ndrj-13fd-2fl6.
Some of the major aspects of the relationship between young adult grandchildren and their grandparents were examined. A sample of 269 undergraduate females, each with at least one living grandparent, responded to a survey instrument that assessed their current frequency of interaction and perceived emotional closeness with respect to each living grandparent. Results suggested that the grandparent's kin position relative to the grandchild was a critical variable, more so than the grandparent's sex, in influencing the intensity of the bond, Adult grandchildren tended to be significantly closer to maternal than paternal grandparents, and were significantly closer emotionally to the maternal grandmother than to each of the other grandparents. Also found was a wide variability among young adult grandchildren in their current involvement and emotional attachment to grandparents.
研究了年轻成年孙辈与其祖父母关系的一些主要方面。抽取了269名本科女生作为样本，她们每人至少有一位在世的祖父母，这些女生对一份调查问卷做出了回应，该问卷评估了她们目前与每位在世祖父母的互动频率以及感知到的情感亲密度。结果表明，祖父母相对于孙辈的亲属地位是影响关系强度的一个关键变量，比祖父母的性别更重要。成年孙辈往往与外祖母的关系比与祖父的关系更亲密，在情感上与外祖母的关系比与其他任何一位祖父母的关系都更亲密。研究还发现，年轻成年孙辈在当前与祖父母的交往程度和情感依恋方面存在很大差异。
