The importance of the grandparent role—A class specific phenomenon? Evidence from Germany

Mahne, Katharina; Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2012.06.001

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“…For instance, it has been found that the more grandchildren a grandparent has, the more importance the grandparent attaches to the grandparental role (Mahne and Motel-Klingebiel 2012). Others have found contradictory results, however: Grandparents with multiple grandchildren have been found to have weaker ties with their grandchildren (Meil and Rogero-García 2015;Oppelaar and Dykstra 2004).…”

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Retirement timing and grandparenthood: A population-based study on Sweden

Kridahl¹

2017

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confidence: 99%

Retirement timing and grandparenthood: A population-based study on Sweden

Kridahl¹

2017

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“…On the one hand, grandparental care supports younger generations' employment (Dimova and Wolff 2011), especially in those institutional settings where formal childcare is rarely or narrowly provided (Bordone et al 2017). On the other hand, becoming a grandparent is experienced as a highly positive life transition by individuals (Mahne and Motel-Klingebiel 2012). That is, spending time with grandchildren provides emotional gratification and a sense of belonging and usefulness, with positive effects on health and life satisfaction (Arpino and Bordone 2014; Mahne and Huxhold 2015;Di Gessa et al 2016).…”

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Work history, economic resources, and women’s labour market withdrawal after the birth of the first grandchild

2019

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Typically, grandmothers are actively involved in the lives of their grandchildren, most frequently as care providers. At the same time, these individuals become grandparents while still employed. These two roles-of active grandparent and worker-might conflict, since both demand time and energy. This study examines whether the birth of the first grandchild leads to labour market withdrawal for women, and whether there are differences between grandmothers according to their work history and household economic resources. We considered the work history of women both as a measure of work-family preferences and a source of opportunities and constraints to labour market behaviour later in life. Our analyses of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) 2002-2017 using hybrid logistic models show that the probability of labour market withdrawal increases after the birth of the first grandchild. Women who had continuous working careers, or short employment interruptions, were more likely to withdraw from the labour market after the birth of the first grandchild than their counterparts with non-continuous careers, as well as women living in wealthy households. The explanation lies in the lower opportunity cost these women encounter in withdrawing from the labour market. Our findings relate to policies aimed at increasing retirement ages all over Europe, advocating that these measures could conflict with grandmothers' involvement in their grandchildren's lives.

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“…Keberadaan kakek-nenek dapat bervariasi baik di dalam maupun di luar keluarga, sebagai fungsi dari keadaan sosial, historis, keluarga, dan individu yang unik. Kualitas hubungan dengan cucu-cucu menjadi paling berpengaruh dan berhubungan secara positif dengan kepentingan peran kakek-nenek yang dirasakan (Mahne, & Klingebiel, 2012). Dalam menikmati peran sebagai kakeknenek, orang dewasa madya melihat tahap kehidupan di kemudian hari ini sebagai kesempatan untuk mencapai kehidupan pribadi dan impian pensiun yang mungkin mereka tunda karena komitmen keluarga dan pekerjaan.…”

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Eksplorasi Identitas Diri Dan Peran Pada Kakek-Nenek Sebagai Caregiver Dari Anak Dengan Disabilitas

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Suryanto

2019

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Being grandparents is an important role and valued in the family in which family members have a certain view of the existence of grandparents in the family especially about what will be taught to their grandchildren. When grandchildren have disability, grandparents form a special expectation of themselves and grandchildren resulting on adjustment in the interaction process with grandchildren. This study aims to explore how the interaction between grandparents and grandchildren with disabilities can influence the formation of self-identity and the role of grandparents in the family. The study used a qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted on 10 grandparents of children with intellectual and/or physical disabilities located in Semarang, Central Java, obtained through purposive sampling techniques. An Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis resulted in three main themes, namely: the formation of a grandfather's self-identity, the role of grandparents, and the assessment of the development of their grandchildren. The results highlight the important role of grandparents when a child has a disability, which illustrates that the grandparents' experience and role in the family vary, depending on the child's disability and the context of each family.

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The importance of the grandparent role—A class specific phenomenon? Evidence from Germany

Cited by 43 publications

References 45 publications

Retirement timing and grandparenthood: A population-based study on Sweden

Retirement timing and grandparenthood: A population-based study on Sweden

Work history, economic resources, and women’s labour market withdrawal after the birth of the first grandchild

Eksplorasi Identitas Diri Dan Peran Pada Kakek-Nenek Sebagai Caregiver Dari Anak Dengan Disabilitas

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