Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Jingshi Building 9501, Beijing, PR China.
Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Jingshi Building 9417, Beijing, PR China.
J Adolesc. 2018 Aug;67:66-76. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 15.
Interpersonal strengths are important positive traits of human beings. This study investigated the phenomenon and mechanisms of the intergenerational transmission of interpersonal strengths. A total of 992 fourth-to ninth-grade children (48.1% boys, M = 12.63) and both mothers and fathers in China were involved in the present study. The results showed that fathers' (but not mothers') interpersonal strengths were directly associated with children's interpersonal strengths. Different transmission mechanisms of mothers and fathers were found: mother-child relationships and fathers' parenting styles explained the association between parents' and children's interpersonal strengths and between marital relationships and children's interpersonal strengths. Consistent transmission effects and mechanisms were found across child grade, gender, and sibling status. The findings of the current study provide evidence of intergenerational correlations for both parents regarding interpersonal strengths. Parents (especially fathers) with interpersonal strengths can raise children with corresponding strengths through particular family processes regardless of child characteristics.
人际关系优势是人类重要的积极特质。本研究探讨了人际关系优势代际传递的现象和机制。共有 992 名四至九年级的儿童（48.1%为男生，M=12.63）及其父母参与了本研究。结果表明，父亲（而非母亲）的人际关系优势与孩子的人际关系优势直接相关。研究发现了父母不同的传递机制：母子关系和父亲的教养方式解释了父母和孩子的人际关系优势以及婚姻关系和孩子的人际关系优势之间的关联。在不同的年级、性别和兄弟姐妹地位上，都发现了一致的传递效应和机制。本研究的结果为父母双方的人际关系优势提供了代际相关性的证据。具有人际关系优势的父母（尤其是父亲）可以通过特定的家庭过程培养出具有相应优势的孩子，而不受孩子特征的影响。
