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Intergenerational Transmission of Constructive Parenting
Author(s) -
Chen Zengyin,
Kaplan Howard B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00017.x
Subject(s) - constructive , interpersonal communication , psychology , developmental psychology , longitudinal study , child rearing , set (abstract data type) , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , process (computing) , computer science , programming language , operating system
Past research on the intergenerational transmission of parenting concentrates on the continuity of harsh or abusive parenting, for the most part relying on retrospective reports of early upbringing. This study investigates the intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting using a 3‐wave longitudinal data set that has spanned 2 decades, obtaining the respondents' contemporaneous reports in early adolescence, early adulthood, and middle adulthood respectively ( N = 2,338 ). The results support the hypotheses that interpersonal relations, social participation, and role‐specific modeling explain the intergenerational continuity of constructive parenting.