ABSTRACT

This study investigates intergenerational relationships between the father’s personality disorder (PD) traits and the PD traits of his male and female offspring. We examine whether the intergenerational transmission of PD is due to the father transmitting a general vulnerability to all PDs, or whether the transmission is more specific to particular PDs. Structural Equation Modelling techniques are used to investigate a hypothesised model, based on Livesley’s [(2007). A framework for integrating dimensional and categorical classifications of personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 21(2), 199–224. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2007.21.2.199] conceptualisation, which reorganises the DSM PD traits into four dimensions: Emotional Dysregulation, Dissocial Behaviour, Inhibitedness, and Compulsivity. General and specific transmission effects are examined for each model. The data comes from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, a large-scale prospective longitudinal survey of 411 males and their biological offspring. Findings revealed that the intergenerational transmission of PD traits from fathers to female offspring appeared to be both general and disorder-specific. Firm conclusions could not be drawn about the intergenerational transmission of PD traits from fathers to male offspring, as the data did not fit the hypothesised model.

摘要

本研究调查父亲的人格障碍 (PD) 特征与其男性和女性后代的 PD 特征之间的代际关系。我们研究了 PD 的代际传递是否是由于父亲将普遍的脆弱性传递给了所有的 PD，或者这种传递是否更具体地针对特定的 PD。结构方程建模技术用于研究基于 Livesley 的 [(2007). 整合人格障碍的维度和类别分类的框架。人格障碍杂志, 21(2), 199–224。https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2007.21.2.199] 概念化，将 DSM PD 特征重组为四个维度：情绪失调、不社交行为、抑制和强迫。针对每个模型检查了一般和特定的传输效果。数据来自剑桥大学不良发展研究，这是一项对 411 名男性及其生物学后代的大规模前瞻性纵向调查。研究结果表明，PD 特征从父亲到女性后代的代际传递似乎既具有普遍性，又具有疾病特异性。由于数据不符合假设的模型，因此无法得出关于 PD 特征从父亲到男性后代的代际传递的确切结论。