Jo-Pei Tan and Su-Wan Gan and Charissa S. L. Cheah and Soon-Aun Tan and Sarvarubini Nainee and Chin Choo Yap and Kai Yee Hon (2024) The contributions of grandparents to preadolescent grandchildren's social skills in rural Malaysia. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34 (2). pp. 1-26.
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Abstract
This study aimed to generate localized knowledge by investigating the perceptions and experiences of preadolescent grandchildren and grandparents regarding grandparenting and intergenerational interactions and how these processes were related to the social skills of preadolescents from three ethnic groups in Malaysia. Using a concurrent quantitative–qualitative mixed method research design, Chinese, Malay, and Indian preadolescents (N=465; ages 9–12 years old; M=10.27 years; SD=1.03) from rural areas in Malaysia completed a self-administered quantitative survey; furthermore, 25 grandparents participated in one-on-one interviews. Survey findings showed that preadolescent grandchildren who reported higher grandparental warmth and support had greater social skills, mediated by positive grandparent–grandchildren (GP–GC) relationships. The GP–GC relationship and preadolescent social skills association was stronger for skipped generation compared to three-generation households. Interview findings revealed that grandparents expressed unconditional love and autonomy support in their grandparenting roles by guiding and encouraging their preadolescent grandchildren to make decisions. The GP–GC interactions served as a dynamic force in promoting preadolescents' social skills. By employing a decolonized approach and drawing on the lived experiences of grandparents from three ethnic backgrounds in rural Malaysia, the study provided an understanding of grandparenting practices and their general implications across the three ethnic groups. The interview responses highlighted both commonalities and specificities in grandparenting practices and relationship dynamics shaped by religious, class, and sociocultural dimensions in rural Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Grandchildren, grandparent–grandchildren relationships, grandparenting practices, preadolescents, social skills |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women > HQ503-1064 The family. Marriage. Home > HQ755.7-759.92 Parents. Parenthood Including parent and child, husbands, fathers, wives, mothers |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education |
| Depositing User: | ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN - |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2024 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2024 10:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40975 |
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