School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Room 4.126, Green Hall, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Psychol Sci. 2013 Mar 1;24(3):243-50. doi: 10.1177/0956797612447818. Epub 2013 Jan 10.
In this research, we evaluated how well overall levels of positive engagement in adolescents' families of origin, as well as adolescents' unique expressions of positive engagement in observed family interactions, statistically predicted marital outcomes approximately 20 years later. The sample consisted of 288 focal individuals and their spouses, drawn from the Iowa Youth and Families Project (IYFP). Data for focal individuals' family-of-origin positive engagement were taken from IYFP assessments from 1989 to 1991. Data for outcomes of interest, including focal individuals' and spouses' marital behavior, were drawn from the IYFP between 2007 and 2008. Individuals' unique expressions of positive engagement in their families of origin were linked to the degree of positive engagement these adolescents later exhibited toward their spouses. A positive family climate during adolescence for one marital partner was also associated with positive marital outcomes for both partners. Overall, our results suggest that the climate in one's family of origin may have long-term significance for one's interpersonal relationships.
在这项研究中，我们评估了青少年原生家庭的整体积极参与水平，以及青少年在观察到的家庭互动中独特表现出的积极参与，在大约 20 年后在统计学上对婚姻结果的预测能力。该样本由 288 名焦点个体及其配偶组成，来自爱荷华州青年和家庭项目（IYFP）。焦点个体原生家庭积极参与的数据来自 IYFP 于 1989 年至 1991 年进行的评估。我们从 IYFP 中获取了与婚姻相关的感兴趣的结果数据，包括焦点个体及其配偶的婚姻行为，这些数据是在 2007 年至 2008 年之间收集的。个体在原生家庭中独特的积极参与表现与他们后来对配偶表现出的积极程度相关。青少年时期家庭环境积极的一方也与双方的积极婚姻结果相关。总的来说，我们的结果表明，一个人原生家庭的氛围可能对其人际关系具有长期意义。
