SYNOPSIS
The Family Transitions Project began in 1989 to see how rural families in Iowa were coping with the severe economic downturn in agriculture at that time. In this report we show that cohort members who were treated harshly by their parents tended to emulate these behaviors with their children. However, if they coparented with a partner who demonstrated a warm and supportive parenting style, intergenerational continuity was disrupted.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Support for this research was provided by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD047573, HD051746), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DAO17902), and the National Institute of Mental Health (MH051361).