Individual und dyadic experiences in the transition to grandparenthood II

该项目建立在“向祖父母过渡的个人和二元体验”项目的基础上。它解决了个人和夫妻经历过渡到祖父母身份的相关性。更准确地说，我们研究了(a)祖父母身份对于那些有成年子女但没有孙子的人来说是一种重要的生活渴望，(b)过渡过程本身及其对工作态度的影响，最后，(b)祖父母夫妇对祖父母身份的享受。将分析一项横断面研究和两项纵向研究的数据。第一项研究致力于祖父母渴望的概念化和操作化以及这种渴望对主观幸福感的相关性。根据第一个资助期收集的数据（N = 450个至少有一个成年子女，还没有孙子孙女的人），结果表明，对祖父母身份的渴望与较低的生活满意度有关，但伙伴关系中的情感支持能够缓解这种关系。在第二项研究中，我们基于多波纵向设计（四个测量场合，间隔六个月），分析了祖父母身份的转变对工作和退休态度的影响。为此，将生孙子之前的时间与（准）祖父母的时间进行比较。此外，在为期两年的观察中，即将成为祖父母的人的工作态度轨迹将与那些没有经历转变的人的轨迹进行对比。样本将包括N = 600个人，他们要么已经是祖父母，要么在观察期间成为祖父母，要么在此期间没有经历这种转变。在第三项研究中，采用了二元方法。在这里，N = 190对祖父母夫妇（孙子孙女最大年龄为8岁）在两次测量中（间隔四周）回答问卷。目的是测试孙辈引起的快乐和满足是否不仅与自己的幸福感（如生活的意义，对伙伴关系的满意度）呈正相关，而且还反映在伴侣的幸福感上。

This project builds on the project “Individual and dyadic experiences in the transition to grandparenthood". It addresses the relevance of the transition to grandparenthood for individual and couple experiences. More precisely, we examine (a) grandparenthood as an important life longing for those who have adult children but no grandchildren, (b) the transitional process itself and its effects on work-related attitudes, and, finally, (b) the enjoyment of grandparenthood in grandparental couples. Data from one cross-sectional and two longitudinal studies will be analyzed. The first study is devoted to the conceptualization and operationalization of the longing for grandparenthood and the relevance of this longing for subjective well-being. Based on data that had been collected in the first funding period (N = 450 individuals with at least one adult child, no grandchildren yet), it was shown that longing for a grandparenthood is associated with lower life satisfaction, but that emotional support in the partnership is able to mitigate this relationship. In the second study, based on a multi-wave longitudinal design (four measurement occasions with six-month intervals), we analyze how the transition to grandparenthood affects attitudes towards work and retirement. For this purpose, periods before having a grandchild will be compared with those as (expectant) grandparents. Moreover, trajectories of work-related attitudes among (becoming) grandparents will be contrasted with trajectories among those individuals who do not experience the transition during the two-year observation. The sample will include N = 600 individuals who either are already grandparents, become grandparents during the observation period, or do not experience this transition during this period. In the third study, a dyadic approach is taken. Here, N = 190 grandparental couples (with grandchildren up to a maximum age of eight years) respond to questionnaires at two measurement occasions (four-week interval). The aim is to test whether the joy and fulfillment aroused by the grandchild is not only positively related to one’s own well-being (e.g., meaning of life, satisfaction with the partnership), but is also reflected in the well-being of one’s partner.