1. Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two‐cohort prospective intergenerational study.
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Letcher, Primrose, Greenwood, Christopher J., McAnally, Helena, Belsky, Jay, Macdonald, Jacqui A., Spry, Elizabeth A., Thomson, Kimberly C., O'Connor, Meredith, Sligo, Judith, Youssef, George, McIntosh, Jennifer E., Iosua, Ella, Hutchinson, Delyse, Cleary, Joyce, Sanson, Ann V., Patton, George C., Hancox, Robert J., and Olsson, Craig A.
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PARENTS ,CHILD development ,CHILD behavior ,INTERGENERATIONAL relations ,PRESCHOOL children ,TEENAGERS - Abstract
This study examined whether positive development (PD) in adolescence and young adulthood predicts offspring behavior in two Australasian intergenerational cohorts. The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study assessed PD at age 19–28 (years 2002–2010) and behavior in 1165 infants (12–18 months; 608 girls) of 694 Australian‐born parents (age 29–35; 2012–2019; 399 mothers). The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Parenting Study assessed PD at age 15–18 (years 1987–1991) and behavior in 695 preschoolers (3–5 years; 349 girls) and their New Zealand born parents (age 21–46; 1994–2018; 363 mothers; 89% European ethnicity). In both cohorts, PD before parenthood predicted more positive offspring behavior (βrange =.11–.16) and fewer behavior problems (βrange = −.09 to −.11). Promoting strengths may secure a healthy start to life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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