Department of Psychology, Whitelands College, University of Roehampton, Holybourne Avenue, London, SW15 4JD, UK,
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;48(12):2017-26. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0673-3. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency and correlates of psychopathological symptoms in two generations of the same family in Japan and in England.
The sample included 689 adolescents and one of their parents/guardians. All participants completed a set of questionnaires to measure psychopathological symptoms, self-construals, and perceived social support.
In both parent and adolescent data, the Japanese sample reported significantly lower psychopathological symptoms than the English sample. The relationship between parental and adolescent psychopathology was significant in England, but not in Japan. In both countries, perceived social support and independent self-construal were generally associated with less psychopathological symptoms, and interdependent self-construal was associated with more symptoms. Additionally, in England, a significant interaction effect was found between social support and the self-construals. Participants with low independent and high interdependent self-construal had elevated levels of psychopathological symptoms when perceived social support was low.
The present study illustrates the importance of culture in the transmission of psychopathological symptoms across different generations in the same family.
本研究的主要目的是比较日本和英国两个世代同一家族中精神病理学症状的发生频率及其相关性。
该样本包括 689 名青少年及其父母/监护人之一。所有参与者都完成了一套问卷，以测量精神病理学症状、自我概念和感知社会支持。
在父母和青少年的数据中，日本样本报告的精神病理学症状明显低于英国样本。在英国，父母和青少年的精神病理学之间存在显著的关系，但在日本则没有。在这两个国家，感知社会支持和独立的自我概念通常与较少的精神病理学症状相关，而相互依存的自我概念与更多的症状相关。此外，在英国，发现社会支持和自我概念之间存在显著的交互效应。当感知社会支持较低时，具有低独立和高相互依存自我概念的参与者的精神病理学症状水平升高。
本研究说明了文化在同一家庭中不同世代精神病理学症状传递中的重要性。
