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ReviewDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2020

Intergenerational transmission: Theoretical and methodological issues and an introduction to four Dutch cohorts.

Susan Branje, Sanne Geeraerts, Eveline L de Zeeuw, Anoek M Oerlemans, M Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff, Susanne Schulz, Stefanie Nelemans, Wim Meeus, Catharina A Hartman, Manon H J Hillegers and 2 more

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Review in Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  13. Learning from the past: Intergenerational transmission of aggressive conflict resolution between intimate partners predicts harsh and inconsistent parenting.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025
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  17. The intergenerational reproduction of self-direction at work: RevisitingSocial forces; a scientific medium of social study and interpretation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Susan BranjeYouth and Family, Department of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.branje@uu.nl.
Sanne GeeraertsYouth and Family, Department of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Eveline L de ZeeuwNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Anoek M OerlemansDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
M Elisabeth Koopman-VerhoeffDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Susanne SchulzYouth and Family, Department of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Stefanie NelemansYouth and Family, Department of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Wim MeeusYouth and Family, Department of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Catharina A HartmanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Manon H J HillegersDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Albertine J OldehinkelDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Dorret I BoomsmaNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Funding

EPA EP-C-15-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behaviors, traits and characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring because of complex genetic and non-genetic processes. We review genetic and non-genetic mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of psychopathology and parenting and focus on recent methodological advances in disentangling genetic and non-genetic factors. In light of this review, we propose that future studies on intergenerational transmission should aim to disentangle genetic and non-genetic transmission, take a long-term longitudinal perspective, and focus on paternal and maternal intergenerational transmission. We present four large longitudinal cohort studies within the Consortium on Individual Development, which together address many of these methodological challenges. These four cohort studies aim to examine the extent to which genetic and non-genetic transmission from the parental generation shapes parenting behavior and psychopathology in the next generation, as well as the extent to which self-regulation and social competence mediate this transmission. Conjointly, these four cohorts provide a comprehensive approach to the study of intergenerational transmission.

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Intergenerational RelationsAdolescentAdultChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleParentingPsychopathologySwedenChildrenGene-environmentIntergenerational transmissionLongitudinalParent

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PMID32823179
PMCPMC7451818

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