Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?

The study explores the meaning that grandmothers who offer regular childcare attach to that experience and the extent to which the notion of generativity might explain the meaning of the experience of caring for a grandchild. Twenty-four Spanish grandmothers aged 60 and over who provided at least 12...

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Autores: Villar Posada, Feliciano, Celdrán, Montserrat, Triadó, Carme
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Àvies
Avis i néts
Acolliment familiar
Grandmothers
Grandparents and grandchildren
Foster home care
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spelling Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?Villar Posada, FelicianoCeldrán, MontserratTriadó, CarmeÀviesAvis i nétsAcolliment familiarGrandmothersGrandparents and grandchildrenFoster home careThe study explores the meaning that grandmothers who offer regular childcare attach to that experience and the extent to which the notion of generativity might explain the meaning of the experience of caring for a grandchild. Twenty-four Spanish grandmothers aged 60 and over who provided at least 12 hours a week of childcare were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and qualitatively analyzed. The results suggest that grandmothers regard their childcare input as being part of their parental duty of helping in times of need. A range of consequences of caregiving were mentioned, generally positive and satisfactory. Our participants apparently began their caregiving task as an expression of parental generativity, although rewards associated with childcare are linked to grandparental generativity.Taylor and Francis2020202020122020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion21 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/154117Articles publicats en revistes (Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l'Educació)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2012.708576Journal of Women & Aging, 2012, vol. 24, num. 4, p. 292-312https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2012.708576(c) Taylor and Francis, 2012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1541172026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
title Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
spellingShingle Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
Villar Posada, Feliciano
Àvies
Avis i néts
Acolliment familiar
Grandmothers
Grandparents and grandchildren
Foster home care
title_short Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
title_full Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
title_fullStr Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
title_full_unstemmed Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
title_sort Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: An expression of generativity in later life?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villar Posada, Feliciano
Celdrán, Montserrat
Triadó, Carme
author Villar Posada, Feliciano
author_facet Villar Posada, Feliciano
Celdrán, Montserrat
Triadó, Carme
author_role author
author2 Celdrán, Montserrat
Triadó, Carme
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Àvies
Avis i néts
Acolliment familiar
Grandmothers
Grandparents and grandchildren
Foster home care
topic Àvies
Avis i néts
Acolliment familiar
Grandmothers
Grandparents and grandchildren
Foster home care
description The study explores the meaning that grandmothers who offer regular childcare attach to that experience and the extent to which the notion of generativity might explain the meaning of the experience of caring for a grandchild. Twenty-four Spanish grandmothers aged 60 and over who provided at least 12 hours a week of childcare were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and qualitatively analyzed. The results suggest that grandmothers regard their childcare input as being part of their parental duty of helping in times of need. A range of consequences of caregiving were mentioned, generally positive and satisfactory. Our participants apparently began their caregiving task as an expression of parental generativity, although rewards associated with childcare are linked to grandparental generativity.
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