Much like husbands and wives, single mothers and grandmothers struggle over the sharing of paid work and â …€™s grandmothers, or babushki, demonstrating that women’s negotiations across the generational divide resemble those between husbands …

This cross-sectional study examined personal growth and meaning in life among mothers and grandmothers who recently … between mothers and grandmothers. Participants were 152 first-time mothers 6–24 months after delivery, and their own mothers … who were first-time grandmothers (n = 152). The results showed differential contributions to meaning in life and personal …