Belsky Jay, Jaffee Sara R, Caspi Avshalom, Moffitt Terrie, Silva Phil A
Birkbeck University of London, Families and Social Issues, London, United Kingdom.
J Fam Psychol. 2003 Dec;17(4):460-71. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.4.460.
To evaluate effects of life-course events and experiences of young adults, as well as personality and mental-health history on intergenerational relationships in young adulthood, the authors examined dyadic relationship data drawn from a sample of more than 900 New Zealand 26-year-olds and their mothers and fathers. Results indicated that intergenerational relations were more positive when young adults were childless, not unemployed, married, and living away from home, but these factors did not interact with family relationship history in predicting relationship outcomes. Intergenerational relationships were less positive when children scored low on positive emotionality and constraint and high on negative emotionality and mental disorders, though these attributes did not account for the effect of life-course factors. Results are discussed in terms of the openness of the parent-child relationship in adulthood to further development.
为了评估青年成人的人生历程事件和经历，以及个性和心理健康史对青年成人代际关系的影响，作者研究了从900多名26岁新西兰人和他们的父母那里收集的二元关系数据。结果表明，当青年成人没有子女、没有失业、已婚且离家居住时，代际关系更为积极，但在预测关系结果时，这些因素并未与家庭关系史相互作用。当子女在积极情绪性和克制性方面得分较低，而在消极情绪性和精神障碍方面得分较高时，代际关系则不那么积极，不过这些特质并不能解释人生历程因素的影响。本文从成年期亲子关系对进一步发展的开放性角度对研究结果进行了讨论。
