An Exploration of Contributors to Intergenerational Trauma Transmission in American Families: Parental Life Experiences and Parenting Styles.

<p>Preexisting research on intergenerational trauma transmission primarily addresses biological and behavioral routes of transmission, leaving little room for systemic influences. This research reviews preexisting biological and behavioral contributors and explores systemic contributors to intergenerational trauma transmission in American families as it relates to post-traumatic growth, parental centrality distress, and parenting styles. It was that post-traumatic growth and parental centrality of distress (comprised of ACES, centrality of events, and access to community resources) and PTG predict parenting styles. The research hypothesis was partially supported. It was found (1) Post-traumatic growth, ACEs, and perceived access to community resources while parenting added significantly to the prediction of parenting style. (2) ACEs added significantly to the prediction of authoritarian parenting styles. (3) PTG and PCR added significantly to the prediction of authoritarian parenting styles. (4) PTG,ACEs and PCR added significantly to the prediction of authoritarian parenting styles. Findings indicate (1) that though event centrality is significant, it does mean it has a negative innovation. Traumatic events can become central to an individuals personality, but it may not impact them negatively (2) systemic support should be geared towards increasing community and mental health resources for parents impacted by trauma to mitigate the transmission of trauma-related behaviors.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Sutton-McKenzie, Shantrell P

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Suzette Reed
• Dr. Judah Viola
• Dr. Brad Olson

• ACES
• Intergenerational trauma
• post traumatic growth
• parenting
• coping
• community
• Civic and Community Engagement
• Community-Based Research
• Community Psychology
• Other Sociology
• Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies
• Social Justice
• Social Work
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/871

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1937