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Intergenerational Transmission of Parental Mental Health and Wellbeing Traits on Offspring Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

2025-06-17 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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ImportanceParental mental health and wellbeing are strongly associated with offspring emotional, behavioural and temperament difficulties in the preschool years, which in turn are linked to later mental illness. Understanding how intergenerational transmission of parental mental health and wellbeing traits occurs can inform intervention strategies. ObjectiveIntergenerational transmission of mental health and wellbeing traits can occur through both genetic and environmental pathways, which can b...

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