Early Childhood Education Institute, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, 4502 E 41st St. Room 4201-G, Tulsa, OK, 74135, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, 4389 Palmer Suite 2356, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 Nov;47(11):1747-1758. doi: 10.1007/s10802-019-00563-0.
The current study evaluated the influence of a positive romantic partner on the intergenerational transmission of externalizing behavior across generations. The study included 213 generation one (G1) mothers and their adolescent (generation two; G2) who participated from middle adolescence through adulthood, G2's romantic partner in adulthood, and the third-generation (G3) child between ages 3-5 years. Two steps were used to identify the role of G2's romantic partner's positive behavior on the transmission of externalizing behavior from G2 and G3. First, after controlling for G1 harsh parenting and G2 externalizing at Time 1, both G2 externalizing at Time 2 and G2 harsh parenting at Time 3 were associated with G3 externalizing at Time 3. Second, we found both main and interaction effects of G2 partner's positive behavior with G2 externalizing behavior at Time 2 and G2 harsh parenting at Time 3 on G3 externalizing behavior at Time 3. Results suggest a positive romantic partner may have an important role in disrupting the negative effects of both G2 externalizing behavior and harsh parenting on their G3 child's externalizing behavior.
本研究评估了积极的浪漫伴侣对跨代际外化行为传递的影响。研究包括 213 名第一代(G1)母亲及其青少年(第二代;G2),他们从中年青春期一直参与到成年期,G2 的成年期浪漫伴侣,以及 3-5 岁的第三代(G3)孩子。使用两步法来确定 G2 浪漫伴侣的积极行为对 G2 和 G3 外化行为传递的作用。首先,在控制 G1 严厉教养和 G2 外化行为的第 1 时间点后,G2 外化行为的第 2 时间点和 G2 严厉教养的第 3 时间点均与 G3 外化行为的第 3 时间点相关。其次,我们发现 G2 伴侣的积极行为与 G2 第 2 时间点的外化行为和 G2 第 3 时间点的严厉教养之间的主要和交互作用均对 G3 外化行为的第 3 时间点有影响。结果表明,积极的浪漫伴侣可能在打破 G2 外化行为和严厉教养对其 G3 孩子外化行为的负面影响方面发挥重要作用。