Mediating Mechanisms for the Intergenerational Transmission of Constructive Parenting

Abstract

Based on a prospective longitudinal panel data set that was collected at three developmental stages -early adolescence, young adulthood, and middle adulthood-this study investigates marital satisfaction and educational attainment as mediating mechanisms as well as gender's moderating effect for the intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting (N = 1,560). The results show that perceived satisfying experiences with parents during early adolescence are positively related to marital satisfaction and educational attainment in young adulthood, which, in turn, are positively related to individuals' utilization of constructive parenting in middle adulthood. The two mediating mechanisms account for most of the direct effect of the intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting. Furthermore, the mediating effect of marital relationship is stronger for current fathers than for mothers because of a stronger association between marital satisfaction and constructive parenting for men. The implications are discussed.

Modeling and Compensatory Processes Underlying Involvement in Child Care Among Kibbutz-Reared Fathers

“…Although compensatory and modeling effects have been studied with regard to harsh and responsive parenting styles (e.g., Belsky et al, 2005;Capaldi et al, 2003;Chen et al, 2008;Snarey, 1993), they were generally overlooked with regard to the determinants of levels of involvement in child care. The findings from this study show that the early paternal model explains a quarter of the variance in total involvement among fathers who had close relationships with their own fathers.…”

“…In this case, the young fathers' subjective and conscious interpretations are not in the focus of exploration but rather the extent to which variations in fathering are accounted for by variations in the father's own father's involvement. This issue is typically explored via quantitative research methods (e.g., Chen, Liu, & Kaplan, 2008;Snarey, 1993).…”

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