Intergenerational Solidarity During Emerging Adulthood: Associations with Psychological Distress and Satisfaction with Life in Southern Europe.

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Psychology Research and Behavior Management Pub Date : 2024-06-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2147/PRBM.S451905
María Del Carmen García-Mendoza, Susana Coimbra, Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija, Águeda Parra
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Abstract

Background: Intergenerational solidarity between parents and emerging adult offspring requires more substantial attention at the present time. Changing demographic structures and transformations in family dynamics over recent decades have increased both opportunities and the need for parent-child interactions and exchanges of support and affection during emerging adulthood.

Purpose: The study had two aims: first, to explore patterns in intergenerational solidarity in accordance with different sociodemographic characteristics of emerging adults; and second, to analyse associations between intergenerational solidarity and emerging adults' psychological distress and satisfaction with life.

Methods: Participants were 644 emerging adult university students from Southern Europe (Spain and Portugal), aged between 18 and 29 years, who completed a self-report questionnaire designed to assess variables linked to sociodemographic aspects (gender, country of residence, sexual orientation, living status, family income), intergenerational solidarity, psychological distress and satisfaction with life.

Results: The results indicated some differences in intergenerational solidarity patterns in accordance with a range of sociodemographic characteristics. They also revealed significant associations between intergenerational solidarity dimensions and emerging adults' satisfaction with life and psychological distress. Moreover, affective solidarity was found to fully mediate the relationship between associational, functional and normative solidarity and emerging adults' adjustment. In the case of conflictual solidarity, affective solidarity was found to partially mediate the relationship between this dimension of intergenerational solidarity and emerging adults' distress and to fully mediate the relationship between this same dimension and emerging adults' satisfaction with life.

Conclusion: The results indicate that it is important to take sociodemographic diversity into account when exploring relationships between emerging adults and their parents. They also suggest that affective solidarity acts as a protective factor in promoting emerging adults' adjustment.

成年期的代际团结:在南欧,代际团结与心理压力和生活满意度的关系。
背景:目前,父母与成年后代之间的代际团结需要更多的关注。近几十年来,人口结构的变化和家庭动态的转型增加了新兴成人期父母与子女之间进行互动、交流支持和亲情的机会和需求。目的:本研究有两个目的:第一,根据新兴成人的不同社会人口特征探索代际团结的模式;第二,分析代际团结与新兴成人的心理困扰和生活满意度之间的关联:参与者是来自南欧(西班牙和葡萄牙)的 644 名新成人大学生,年龄在 18 至 29 岁之间,他们填写了一份自我报告问卷,旨在评估与社会人口学方面(性别、居住国、性取向、生活状况、家庭收入)、代际团结、心理困扰和生活满意度相关的变量:结果:研究结果表明,代际团结模式因一系列社会人口特征而存在一些差异。结果表明,代际团结模式因一系列社会人口特征而存在差异,代际团结维度与新兴成人的生活满意度和心理困扰之间也存在明显关联。此外,研究还发现情感团结能够完全调节联合团结、功能团结和规范团结与新兴成人适应之间的关系。在冲突团结方面,研究发现情感团结部分地调解了代际团结这一维度与新兴成人心理困扰之间的关系,并完全调解了这一维度与新兴成人生活满意度之间的关系:研究结果表明,在探讨新兴成人与其父母之间的关系时,必须考虑到社会人口的多样性。结论:研究结果表明,在探讨新兴成人与其父母之间的关系时,必须考虑到社会人口的多样性。研究结果还表明,情感团结是促进新兴成人适应的保护性因素。
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341
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期刊介绍: Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on the science of psychology and its application in behavior management to develop improved outcomes in the clinical, educational, sports and business arenas. Specific topics covered in the journal include: -Neuroscience, memory and decision making -Behavior modification and management -Clinical applications -Business and sports performance management -Social and developmental studies -Animal studies The journal welcomes submitted papers covering original research, clinical studies, surveys, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary, case reports and extended reports.
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