title: Interactions with grandparents and great-grandparents: a comparison of activities, influences, and relationships.
abstract: This study explored the relationships between young adults and their grandparents and great-grandparents. A convenience sample of fifty-two college students, who had at least one living grandparent and great-grandparent, completed a questionnaire that assessed their interactions with their grandparents and great-grandparents. The respondents engaged in more frequent contact and activities with their grandparents than with their great-grandparents. They also perceived their grandparents as having a more defined role and being more influential in their lives than great-grandparents. Discussion centers on potential personal and demographic factors that may have influenced the respondents' perceptions of and interactions with their great-grandparents.
authors.affiliation: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Roberto
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Skoglund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D012380:Role; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities