Grandparents and their grown up grandchildren play important roles in each others health, a new study finds. The two-decade study found the quality of relationships between the two generations has measurable consequences on the mental well-being of both.
The researchers looked at 376 grandparents and 340 grandchildren, and tracked their mental health from 1985 to 2004. They found that both grandparents and adult grandchildren who felt emotionally close to the other generation had fewer symptoms of depression.
“Extended family members, such as grandparents and grandchildren, serve important functions in one another’s daily lives throughout adulthood,” said study researcher Sara Moorman, professor of sociology at Boston College.
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