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Which role do many individuals perceive as easier and more gratifying than the role of parent?
Which role do many individuals perceive as easier and more gratifying than the role of parent?
- The role of friend
- The role of sibling
- The role of grandparent (correct)
- The role of teacher
What is one reason that middle-age adults derive a high level of satisfaction from the role of grandparent?
What is one reason that middle-age adults derive a high level of satisfaction from the role of grandparent?
- They have better health
- They have more social support
- They have more free time
- They bring more energy and financial resources to the role (correct)
What has grandparent satisfaction been related to?
What has grandparent satisfaction been related to?
- The number of grandchildren
- The geographic distance between grandparents and grandchildren
- The continued development of generativity (correct)
- The age of the grandchildren
What did Reitzes and Mutran (2004) find about how men and women feel about their grandparent identities?
What did Reitzes and Mutran (2004) find about how men and women feel about their grandparent identities?
What did Thiele and Whelen (2008) find about the relationship between generativity and grandparent satisfaction?
What did Thiele and Whelen (2008) find about the relationship between generativity and grandparent satisfaction?
Which group of individuals are often placed in the role of continuing to provide financial support for their adult children?
Which group of individuals are often placed in the role of continuing to provide financial support for their adult children?
What effect does providing financial support to dependent children tend to have on parent-child relations?
What effect does providing financial support to dependent children tend to have on parent-child relations?
What has been found to be one of the main factors in parental conflict when generations share a home?
What has been found to be one of the main factors in parental conflict when generations share a home?
How does having at least one coresidential adult child affect the psychological well-being of middle-age parents?
How does having at least one coresidential adult child affect the psychological well-being of middle-age parents?
What does adult children's unemployment have a negative effect on?
What does adult children's unemployment have a negative effect on?
