The role of duty, gender and intergenerational care in grandmothers' parenting of grandchildren: a phenomenological qualitative study

• Main Authors: José Miguel Mansilla-Domínguez (Author), Ana María Recio-Vivas (Author), Laura Lorenzo-Allegue (Author), José Miguel Cachón-Pérez (Author), Laura Esteban-Gonzalo (Author), Domingo Palacios-Ceña (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to describe grandmothers' experiences of taking care of their grandchildren in terms of their care-giving tasks, motivations and emotions. Methods A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted. Purposive sampling was used, based on the relevanc...