Stress Generation in Intact Community Families: Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Family Relationship Stress, and Implications for Adolescent Adjustment

The family stress generation process was examined, as was the role of family stress generation in adolescent adjustment. Participants were mothers (n = 119), fathers (n = 96), and adolescents (n = 119) from intact, community families. Assessments were conducted at two points during adolescence, sepa...

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Published in:Journal of social and personal relationships 2001-08, Vol.18 (4), p.443-462
Main Authors: Jones, Deborah J., Beach, Steven R. H., Forehand, Rex
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Family relations
Family stress
Fathers
Human behaviour
Marital Relations
Maternal depression
Mental stress
Mothers
Parent Child Relations
Psychological Stress
Psychology
Social relations
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Summary:The family stress generation process was examined, as was the role of family stress generation in adolescent adjustment. Participants were mothers (n = 119), fathers (n = 96), and adolescents (n = 119) from intact, community families. Assessments were conducted at two points during adolescence, separated by one year. Mother's initial depressive symptoms generated perceived stress in both her marital and mother-adolescent relationship a year later. In turn, mother-reported family relationship stress exacerbated her depressive symptoms. Mother-reported family stress generation contributed to higher levels of depressive symptoms in both adolescent girls and boys. Although no evidence of a family stress generation process for fathers was found, father-reported family relationship stress was associated with greater adolescent depressive symptoms.
ISSN:0265-4075
1460-3608
DOI:10.1177/0265407501184001