유아기 손자녀에 대한 조모의 역할에 관한 연구 = A Study of Role Dimensions Taken on by Grandmothers in Their Relationship with Their Grandchildren During Early Childhood

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study delineates various caretaker activities grandmothers of young children engage in and examines several variables which influence the dimensions of their role. 220 grandmothers participated through answering a questionnaire and 40 more were interviewed. The study findings are as follows: 1. The most frequent activities grandmothers engaged in involved helping their grandchildren with eating. They also prepared snacks and meals, taught them how to behave with adults, answered their questions, watched TV with them, listened to them, admonished them for mistakes and soothed their crying. The least frequent activities engaged in by grandmothers involved giving education fees, making toys, teaching songs or games, taking them to the theater, movies or park, reading to them and participating in picnics or similar events. 2. The three categories of grandmother roles in this study are child rearing, educating, and supporting. 3. A grandmother`s perception of her role and her perceived need to participate were variables influencing the kind of activities she engaged in. Other significant variables influencing the kind of activities were whether or not the child`s mother worked, whether or not the children`s mother thought the grandmother`s role was important, and whether or not the grandmother lived in the same household as her grandchildren. Gender of the grandchildren was not a significant factor.