Is there intergenerational continuity in early life experiences? Findings from the Harvard Study of Adult Development.

ABSTRACT: There has been longstanding and widespread interdisciplinary interest in understanding intergenerational processes, or the extent to which conditions repeat themselves across generations. However, due to the difficulty of collecting longitudinal, multigenerational data on early life conditions, less is known about the extent to which offspring experience the same early life conditions that their parents experienced in their own early lives. Using data from a socioeconomically diverse, White U.S. American cohort of 1,312 offspring (50% female) and their fathers (N = 518 families), we address three primary questions: (1) To what extent is there intergenerational continuity in early life experiences (social class, home atmosphere, parent-child relationship quality, health)? (2) Is inte

SUBMITTER: Atherton OE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature