The present study examined the intergenerational transmission of economic adversity, as well as physical and mental health across generations. Specifically, we examined the effects of parental economic adversity, body mass index (BMI), and emotional distress during the child's adolescence on their economic adversity, BMI, and emotional distress in middle adulthood. The study included 366 Generation 1 (G1) mothers and fathers and their adolescents (Generation 2; G2) in middle adulthood. G1 behavior was examined when G2 was 16 years old and G2 behavior was assessed at Age 42. In line with aspects of the family stress model, economic hardship was related to economic pressure, which in turn was related to emotional distress for both G1 and G2. For each generation, economic pressure was also associated with BMI. There was also evidence of the intergenerational transmission of economic hardship, BMI, and emotional distress from G1 to G2. Finally, the intergenerational transmission of economic adversity in the family of origin to adult health outcomes was explained by these same health behaviors of the first generation. Results suggest that economic adversity and parental health behaviors as experienced in adolescence have long-term economic and health consequences into middle adulthood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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从青春期到中年的经济逆境、体重指数和情绪困扰的代际传递。

本研究探讨了经济逆境的代际传递，以及各代人的身心健康状况。具体来说，我们研究了孩子青春期期间父母的经济逆境、体重指数（BMI）和情绪困扰对其成年中期的经济逆境、体重指数（BMI）和情绪困扰的影响。该研究纳入了 366 名第一代 (G1) 母亲和父亲及其中年青少年（第二代；G2）。G1 行为在 G2 16 岁时进行检查，G2 行为在 42 岁时进行评估。根据家庭压力模型的各个方面，经济困难与经济压力有关，而经济压力又与 G1 和 G2 的情绪困扰有关。对于每一代人来说，经济压力也与体重指数相关。还有证据表明，经济困难、体重指数和情绪困扰从 G1 代际传递到 G2 代。最后，第一代人的这些相同的健康行为解释了原生家庭的经济逆境对成人健康结果的代际传递。结果表明，青春期经历的经济逆境和父母的健康行为会对成年中期产生长期的经济和健康影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。