Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current study had three aims: (1) to determine if proximal intergenerational transmission of affect occurs from mothers to their adolescent children and if it occurs along valence-specific pathways (e.g., maternal positive affect to adolescent positive, but not negative, affect), (2) to explore how maternal individual characteristics (i.e., depression) influence transmission, and (3) to explore how adolescent individual characteristics (i.e., depression, gender) influence transmission.One hundred thirty-five mothers (29-60 years old) and their adolescent children (12-16 years old) completed questionnaires and engaged in a problem-solving discussion.Results supported proximal intergenerational transmission down valence-specific paths.However, when prior adolescent state affect was added to the model, evidence for transmission of positive affect disappeared.Individual characteristics did not influence transmission.Given this evidence for proximal transmission of affect in a microsocial context, future work should examine proximal mechanisms of emotion socialization in the family and how these mechanisms predict long-term outcomes.
Author: Kathryn J. Rulon
Institution: Miami University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2438838657