The aim of the current study was to examine the mentoring relationship with the closest grandparent, considering perceived grandparent’s perspective taking, and identity processes among Polish emerging adult grandchildren. A total of 424 emerging adults (41.3% male) aged 18–25 completed self-assessment measures. The structural equation modeling analysis revealed positive associations between perception of mentoring relationships with the closest grandparent (mostly grandmother), their perspective taking, and emerging adults’ identity synthesis. The results indicated no significant gender differences in the hypothesized model. To sum up, relationships with grandparents may be perceived as important in promoting coherent identity development among emerging adults.

本研究的目的是检查与最亲近的祖父母的指导关系，考虑到祖父母的观点采择，以及波兰新兴成年孙辈的身份认同过程。共有 424 名 18-25 岁的新兴成年人（41.3% 男性）完成了自我评估。结构方程模型分析揭示了与最亲近的祖父母（主要是祖母）的指导关系感知、他们的观点采取和新兴成年人的身份综合之间的正相关。结果表明，假设模型中没有显着的性别差异。总而言之，与祖父母的关系可能被认为对于促进新兴成年人一致的身份发展很重要。