The need for achievement plays an important role in adulthood.

The need for

achievement in an individual influences the behavior of the individual and how he/she
arranges the environment. The individual is likely to choose work partners
Grandparenthood has always been considered a basic human experience, and
usually it is a positive one. The grandparent role is salient for most older
individuals (Cherlin & Furstenberg, 1985), and some scholars have argued that its
impact on the individual and family will continue to grow (Uhlenberg & Kirby,
1998). Today, grandparenting can span several decades, from the 30s in cases of
teenage pregnancy, to over 100 years of age in cases of extreme longevity
(Hagestad, 1985). Although it is difficult to determine whether the grandparent
role is more significant than the roles of spouse and parent, there is no doubt that
becoming a grandparent is a milestone in the life cycle, and, as such, it is of
considerable relevance to self-identity. From a developmental perspective,
because the transition to grandparenthood symbolizes a new stage of life, it is an
especially important component of age identity (Bastida, 1987; Giarrusso et al.,
1996). From a psychosocial perspective, the experience of grandparenting is
influenced by synchronicity with other events in the older persons life (Troll,
1985). Accordingly, a persons behavior in the grandparent role and the
significance attributed to grandparenting are influenced by other major life cycle
events, such as changes in marital and work status.