The Legacy of a Grandparent's Divorce: Consequences for Ties between Grandparents and Grandchildren.

Assesses the implications of divorce in the grandparent generation for grandparent-grandchild relationships. Results indicate that many aspects of grandparenting are negatively associated with ever experiencing a divorce. Some of the negative effects of divorce are explained by ever-divorced grandparents' greater geographic distance from, and weaker bonds to, their adult children. (Contains 51 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)