Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1996;34(4):357-371.
논문편 : 10대 자녀를 둔 모가 기대하는 조부모역할과 손자녀역할 : 친조부모 , 외조부모에 따른 비교연구
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덕성여대 가정학과
A study on mothers' view on grandparents' role and grandsons' role : comparative study according to lineage.
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ABSTRACT
This study explores the perspective of mothers who have children at teens concerning grandparents' role and grandchildren's role, especially focusing on the similarity and difference according to lineage. The analysis indicates as below. 1. Mothers highly expect the roles of grandparents which are related to the developing of self-identity of grandchildren at teens. There is much similarity between mothers; view on paternal grandparents' role and maternal grandparents' role. However the results support that paternal grandparents' role is more central than maternal grandparents in influencing to the development of self identity of grandchildren. 2. Grandchildren's role toward paternal grandparents is expected much more positively than grandchildrens' role toward maternal grandparents. 3. Mother's perspective on grandparents' role and grandchildren's role is associated with mother's view on the importance of grandparents in the lives of grandchildren.
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