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Taubman--Ben-Ari, Orit; Ben Shlomo, Shirley – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: Two studies examined the validity of using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to assess growth following the transition to grandparenthood as an aid for social workers seeking to promote strengths-based interventions for this population. Method: In Study 1 (n = 210 grandparent/offspring pairs), first-time grandparents'…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Intervention, Qualitative Research, Factor Structure
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Taubman - Ben-Ari, Orit; Findler, Liora; Ben Shlomo, Shirley – Social Work Research, 2013
This correlational study examined perceived personal growth among couples who recently became grandparents, investigating its association with attachment style, self-differentiation, and the perceived growth of the spouse. In addition, the background variables of age, education, and physical health were examined. The sample consisted of 206…
Descriptors: Females, Parent Child Relationship, Physical Health, Foreign Countries
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Ben Shlomo, Shirley; Taubman - Ben-Ari, Orit – Journal of Family Social Work, 2012
The current study examines the contribution of optimism, self-mastery, perceived social support, and background variables (age, physical health, economic status) to mental health following the transition to grandparenthood. The sample consisted of 257 first-time Israeli grandparents (grandmothers and grandfathers, maternal and paternal) who were…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Physical Health, Mental Health, Adolescents