本研究探討青少年與父母親的心理健康代間傳遞,檢視親代正向心理健康(自尊)與負向心理健康(憂鬱)對於子代心理健康之影響,並探究家庭凝聚力是否在親代心理健康與子代心理健康之間扮演中介之角色。研究樣本來自「臺灣青少年成長歷程研究」,資料分析包括驗證性因素分析、結構方程模型,與拔靴法。研究結果顯示心理健康具有代間傳遞現象,親代自尊顯著正向預測子代自尊,親代憂鬱顯著正向預測子代憂鬱、顯著負向預測子代自尊;家庭凝聚力部分中介親代自尊對於子代自尊與子代憂鬱之關係;家庭凝聚力亦部分中介親代憂鬱對於子代自尊與子代憂鬱之關係,說明心理健康代間傳遞會透過家庭凝聚力所達成。根據結果,本研究提出相關建議。
The current study examined intergenerational transmission of positive and negative mental health, specifically focusing on depression and self-esteem, as well as the mediational role of family cohesion. The data were retrieved from the Taiwan Youth Project, provided by the Academia Sinica. Participants were 2,851 adolescents and their 2,800 parents in 2000. Data were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model, and the bootstrap method for mediational analysis. The results confirmed the intergenerational transmission of mental health, in which parental self-esteem positively predicted self-esteem of their offspring, and parental depression positively predicted depression and negatively predicted self-esteem of their offspring. Regarding the mediational role of family cohesion, family cohesion was shown to partially mediate the effect of parental self-esteem on self-esteem and depression of offspring. Additionally, family cohesion was also shown to partially mediate the effect of parental depression on self-esteem and depression of offspring. Further discussion and recommendation were provided.