There is insufficient information on how they shape
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However, there is insufficient information on how they shape the trajectories of mothers’ and fathers’ cognitive functioning decline in multi-child families, owing to the complexity of intergenerational relationships, such as multi-dimensio
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Sourced from the future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 3 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Intergenerational continuity of depressive symptoms: genetic and environmental pathways (2025) · Psychological Medicine · doi
Future research should aim to collect longitudinal data spanning several decades and involving multiple family members. Studies should consider the interplay between genetic and environmental factors in the intergenerational continuity of depressive symptoms. Research should explore the use of different measures of depressive symptoms to capture a broader range of experiences.
generalfuture-work sectionKeywords: future research aim collect longitudinal data spanning several - Parent–child communication and third generation’s difficulties: Roles of parental depression and self-efficacy. (2025) · Journal of Family Psychology · doi
Evidence of the intergenerational transmission of parent-child relationships is well-documented in the literature, but few studies have explored the intergenerational paths between grandparents' and parents' (first and second generations, G1-G2, respectively) communication, parents' depression and sense of efficacy, and children's (third generation, G3) psychological difficulties.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: intergenerational parents evidence transmission parent child relationships well documented literature explored paths grandparents first second - Intergenerational relationships and trajectories of older parents’ cognitive functioning in multi-child families (2025) · Ageing and Society · cited 3× · doi
However, there is insufficient information on how they shape the trajectories of mothers’ and fathers’ cognitive functioning decline in multi-child families, owing to the complexity of intergenerational relationships, such as multi-dimensional and ambivalent natures and differences varying across children.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: multi there insufficient information shape trajectories mothers fathers cognitive functioning decline child families owing complexity
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