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A Look At Some Grandfather Intergenerational Relationships As Perceived By Their Adult Children, Leonard E. Stout
A Look At Some Grandfather Intergenerational Relationships As Perceived By Their Adult Children, Leonard E. Stout
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of grandfather's relationships with his adult child and their oldest child. A questionnaire was used to obtain demographic data, determine some personality and interaction patterns that can be observed as the male adult develops in the parent and grandparent roles, and examine how specific variables affect grandfather relationships and behavior. Data were gathered from 165 Utah State University students and their spouses, of which over 75% belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The results support good intergenerational relationships. Proximity of grandfather and extended family members was …