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Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study |
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| Authors: | Primrose Letcher Christopher J. Greenwood Helena McAnally Jay Belsky Jacqui A. Macdonald Elizabeth A. Spry Kimberly C. Thomson Meredith O'Connor Judith Sligo George Youssef Jennifer E. McIntosh Ella Iosua Delyse Hutchinson Joyce Cleary Ann V. Sanson George C. Patton Robert J. Hancox Craig A. Olsson |
| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Health, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia;2. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;3. Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, California, USA;4. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Centre for Adolescent Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;5. Faculty of Health, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Centre for Adolescent Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia The Bouverie Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia;6. Biostatistics Centre, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;7. Faculty of Health, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Centre for Adolescent Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;8. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
| 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. |
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