Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence grandparent-grandchild relationships from college students’ perspectives. Data was collected among 138 adult university students, with 93 females (67.4%) and 45 males (32.6%). The participants completed two scales: Grandparent Child Relationship Scale (GPCRS) with 48 items and Adult Attachment (AA) Scale with 18 items. One-Way ANOVA showed that there was significant different in the college student relationship with both grandmother and grandfather on positive affect, communication, involvement, anger and role confusion. One Way ANOVA also showed dependency and anxiety was significant in grandfather-grandchild relationships whereas closeness, dependency, and anxiety were all significant for grandmother-grandchild relationship.
Keywords: relationships; attachment; close; depend; anxiety; positive affect, involvement.
Title: Grandparent-Adult Grandchild Relationships: Perspective of Attachment among College Students
Author: Stephanie Hlebovy, Abel Gitimu Waithaka, Priscilla N. Gitimu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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