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  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Family Interactional Theory (FIT) provides a framework for understanding intergenerational influences.
  • Externalizing behaviors in children can have long-term consequences.
  • Parental psychological symptoms and tobacco use are significant factors in child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test a longitudinal model of intergenerational effects from grandmothers to grandchildren.
  • To examine the role of parents' psychological symptoms, tobacco use, and child-rearing in mediating these effects.
  • To explore the influence of grandmothers' parent-child relationships and smoking behaviors on grandchildren's externalizing behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study design.
  • Structural equation modeling using Mplus software.
  • Analysis of a three-generation sample (grandmothers G1, parents G2, grandchildren G3).

Main Results:

  • A significant pathway was identified from grandmothers' parenting to grandchildren's externalizing behavior, mediated by parents' psychological symptoms, smoking, and child-rearing practices.
  • Parents' adolescent psychological symptoms predicted their tobacco use in their late twenties.
  • The model demonstrated generational associations consistent with Family Interactional Theory.

Conclusions:

  • Grandmothers' experiences and behaviors can impact grandchildren's development across generations.
  • Parental psychological well-being and substance use are critical mediators in intergenerational transmission of behaviors.
  • This study contributes to understanding the complex interplay of family relationships, smoking, and child externalizing behaviors over three generations.