Relational maintenance and caregiving in the grandparent-grandchild relationship

Daniel H. Mansson

doi:10.1080/08824096.2020.1736540

Relational maintenance and caregiving in the grandparent-grandchild relationship

Daniel H. Mansson

Penn State Hazleton

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between grandparents’ use of relational maintenance behaviors (RMB) and their young adult grandchildren’s willingness to serve as future caregivers for their grandparents. Undergraduate students (N = 209) completed a questionnaire in which they reported on a specific grandparent’s use of RMB and how willing they were to serve as future caregivers for that specific grandparent. Results of a multiple regression analysis provided partial support for the hypothesized positive relationships between grandparents’ use of RMB and grandchildren’s willingness to serve as future caregivers for their grandparents.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Communication Research Reports
Volume	37
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2020.1736540
State	Published - Mar 14 2020

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