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Proximal Intergenerational Transmission of Affect

Rulon, Kathryn J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389187063

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2014, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
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.
Aaron Luebbe (Advisor)
Elizabeth Kiel (Committee Member)
Vaishali Raval (Committee Member)
39 p.
Psychology
proximal; transmission; affect; emotion; depression; gender; emotion context insensitivity; emotion contagion; adolescence

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  • Rulon, K. J. (2014). Proximal Intergenerational Transmission of Affect [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389187063

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rulon, Kathryn. Proximal Intergenerational Transmission of Affect. 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389187063.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rulon, Kathryn. "Proximal Intergenerational Transmission of Affect." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389187063

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