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The Intergenerational Transmission of Interpersonal Problems: An Exploration.
- Source :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies; Oct2015, Vol. 24 Issue 10, p2999-3008, 10p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper presents results on the intergenerational transmission of interpersonal problems. Ninety-eight German mothers, fathers, and their young adult offspring completed the German version of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-D64), which is conceptually based on the assumption of a circumplex structure of eight interpersonal problems. Model learning and psychodynamic theories were used to formulate assumptions about possible intergenerational similarity and dissimilarity, as well as about effects of family and societal context. The results showed the highest intergenerational correlations for three of the eight interpersonal problems in the IIP-D64, namely nonassertiveness, overly strong accommodation, and self-sacrificing tendencies. Intergenerational similarity was found only for mother-offspring dyads for two other problems: domineering and vindictiveness tendencies. No significant intergenerational similarity was found for coldness, social inhibition, or intrusiveness. In-depth analyses revealed higher similarities in families in which at least one parent had an overall IIP-64 score equal to or more than one standard deviation from the norm sample mean (as opposed to families where both parents had overall IIP-64 scores closer to the normative German mean). The findings are tentatively interpreted as suggesting that intergenerational transmission occurs only for problems on one axis of the interpersonal circumplex, i.e., the agency axis, but not for problems on the communality axis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTERPERSONAL relations in young adults
INTERPERSONAL relations & psychology
PARENT-adult child relationships
FATHER-child relationship
MOTHER-child relationship
PSYCHOLOGY of college students
PSYCHOLOGY
COLLEGE students
CONCEPTUAL structures
STATISTICAL correlation
INTERGENERATIONAL relations
INTERPERSONAL relations
PARENT-child relationships
PARENTS
PROBABILITY theory
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SEX distribution
SURVEYS
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10621024
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109308367
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0103-5