Klugmann, Annika (2025) Experienced Rearing in Adolescence as Predictor of Well-Being and Relationship Quality Following the Transition to Parenthood. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
It is well documented that parents significantly influence their children's development during childhood and adolescence. However, very few studies examine how parenting impacts adult outcomes. I used prospective data to conduct a conceptual replication of a previous study that found recollections of supportive parenting to be a significant predictor of depressive symptoms, marital satisfaction, and parenting practices following the transition to parenthood (Huffhines et al., 2024). Using data from 449 participants of the TRAILS (TRacking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey) and TRAILS NEXT sample, I examined whether parental warmth and rejection at age 11 predicted these outcomes in new parents. Parental rejection only significantly predicted depressive symptoms and negative marital interactions before controlling for baseline depression. Neither parental warmth or rejection significantly predicted parenting practices. These findings contrast with the replicated study and highlight the limitations of relying on retrospective data to understand long-term effects of parenting.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kretschmer, T. |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Lifespan Development and Socialization [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2025 09:14 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2025 09:14 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5622 |
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