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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Existing research shows parent-adult child relationship quality similarities.
  • Less is known about intergenerational continuities in adolescent relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine intergenerational continuities in relationship instability, quality, and intimate partner violence (IPV) from mothers to adolescents.
  • To investigate how timing and persistence of maternal relationship exposures influence adolescent relationship outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study (N=3,162).
  • Analyzed maternal reports of relationship instability, general quality, and IPV (ages 3, 5, 9) against adolescent reports at age 15.

Main Results:

  • Maternal relationship instability in childhood predicted more adolescent romantic partners.
  • Poor maternal relationship quality was linked to lower adolescent relationship quality.
  • Exposure to maternal physical intimate partner violence (IPV) increased the likelihood of adolescent IPV perpetration.

Conclusions:

  • Childhood relationship experiences, including instability, quality, and IPV, significantly shape adolescent relationship trajectories.
  • Observational learning and persistent exposure are key mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of relationship patterns.