September 10, 2025

Parent-adolescent intergenerational transmission of distress: the roles of family climate, adolescents' self-compassion and mindfulness.

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This study reveals the meditative roles of family climate, mindfulness, and self-compassion on adolescent distress.

Parents' psychological distress was linked to adolescents' distress through the family emotional climate.
The study involved 348 parent-adolescent dyads, with adolescents reporting on mindfulness and self-compassion.
Path models suggested invariance across genders and age stages in adolescent distress relationships.
Mindfulness and self-compassion are enhanced in families characterized by care and harmony.

Zhou et al. (2025) studied this question.

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