Value transmissions between fathers, mothers, and adolescent and emerging adult children: the role of the family climate.
Using structural equation modeling, this study investigates father-child, mother-child, and father-mother transmissions on "work-as-duty" and "hedonism" across a 5-year period when children traverse late adolescence and emerging adulthood (N = 402 families). We found bidirectional father-child and child-to-mother transmissions on work-as-duty and child-to-father and bidirectional father-mother transmissions on hedonism. In addition, we examined whether family adaptability and cohesion influence these value transmissions. Father-to-child transmission on work-as-duty occurred regardless of family system levels, whereas child-to-parent transmissions on work-as-duty occurred only within more structured families. Furthermore, a more connected family climate tended to facilitate inter- and intragenerational value transmissions, but multiple-group analyses did not reveal strong evidence. All in all, this study showed that value socialization in the family is not a one-way-traffic process with parents solely influencing their children. Late adolescents and emerging adults also serve to socialize their parents and parents socialize each other.
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.roest@uu.nl
Annette M C
AM
Roest
Judith Semon
JS
Dubas
Jan R M
JR
Gerris
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009426:Netherlands; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012945:Social Values; D055815:Young Adult