Attitude of Grandchildren towards their Grandparents

Abstract

The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is generally more intimate and satisfying than conflict and is considered positive and important by both generations. A quantitative research approach was used with a descriptive comparative research design. A convenient non-probability sampling technique was used. The sample size was 100. The investigator used an attitude scale to assess the level of attitude towards grandparents among students. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that out of 100 samples, 41(82%) male samples had a favourable attitude, 9(18%) male samples had an unfavourable attitude, 43(86%) female samples had a favourable attitude, and 7(14%) female samples had an unfavourable attitude. The unpaired "t" value of 1.880 is less than the table value (1.96) at a 0.05 level of significance. So that the attitude of the male and female grandchildren would be the same. There was a significant association found between the grandchildren and the education of their grandparents. These findings show that grandparents place more emphasis on their educators and supporting roles.