Nathan Hardy - The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of

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Joyce A. Baptist, D. Thompson, Aaron Norton, N. Hardy, Chelsea Link
2012

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Baptist, J. A., Thompson, D., Norton, A., Hardy, N., & Link, C. (2012). The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Emotional Processes on Conflict Styles: The Moderating Role of Attachment.

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Baptist, Joyce A., D. Thompson, Aaron Norton, N. Hardy, and Chelsea Link. “The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Emotional Processes on Conflict Styles: The Moderating Role of Attachment” (2012).

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Baptist, Joyce A., et al. The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Emotional Processes on Conflict Styles: The Moderating Role of Attachment. 2012.

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@article{joyce2012a,
  title = {The Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Emotional Processes on Conflict Styles: The Moderating Role of Attachment},
  year = {2012},
  author = {Baptist, Joyce A. and Thompson, D. and Norton, Aaron and Hardy, N. and Link, Chelsea}
}

Abstract

This study of 203 emerging adults investigated the moderating role of attachment on the intergenerational transmission of the effects of family emotional processes (enmeshment and disengagement) on adult offspring's conflict management. Results indicated that higher levels of perceived disengagement led to more use of hostile and volatile and lower use of validating conflict styles. Results further indicated that attachment moderated the effects of disengagement on hostile and volatile but not validating styles. High levels of anxiety exacerbated the effects of disengagement while low levels of avoidance buffered the effects of disengagement. Clinical and research implications are discussed.