Die gesinsbelewing van die oudste kind oor twee generasies

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate whether any tendencies inthe multigenerational transmission of the family experience ofopposite sexed first born children over two successive generationscould be identified.Bene and Anthony's Family Relations Test (Children's Versions,1957; Adult Version, 1965) was administered to obtain dataconcerning the family experience of a group of first born parentsand their eldest children of the opposite sex on the followingfour dimensions:-positive feelings going towards other family members ('Out⁺)-negative feelings going towards other family members ('Out⁻)-positive feelings coming from other family members ('In⁺)-negative feelings coming from other family members ('In⁻)The data was analized in order to identify tendencies in themultigenerational transmission of relationship patterns of theeldest child over two successive generations.Multigenerational transmission of the same relationship patternswas found on the incoming negative ('In⁻)dimension of familyexperience for first born fathers and their eldest daughters only.Significant differences in the multigenerational transmission ofrelationship patterns on the other dimensions of family experiencewere found for first born fathers and their eldest daughters aswell as for first born mothers and their eldest sons.These findings suggest that the transmission of similar familyrelationshipsexed eldestpatterns overchildren canposition in the family.two successive generations of oppositenot be assumed on shared ordinalRecommendations for further research in the multigenerationaltransmission of family relationship patterns are discussed.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University