In this prospective study, we examined the link between positive family relationships during childhood and adolescence and health and happiness three decades later in middle adulthood. We also investigated the stability of positive family relationships into adulthood as one possible pathway underlying this long-term association. Data were from the Fullerton Longitudinal Study (FLS) an ongoing investigation in the United States initiated in 1979 when children were aged 1 year with the most recent data collected in 2017. A cross-informant methodology was employed in which mothers and children independently completed the Positive Family Relationships (PFR) scale annually when children were of ages 9-17 years. When study children reached age 38, they reported on their current PFR, global health, and comprehensive happiness. Structural equation models revealed that children's perceptions of the family during childhood and adolescence predicted both their health and happiness at age 38. Mothers' perspectives of PFR predicted greater adult children's health, but did not predict their happiness. Associations were independent of family socioeconomic status, gender, intelligence, and extraversion. Moreover, while controlling for behavior problems (proxy for health) and happiness at age 17, both children's and mothers' early PFR related to PFR at 38 years, which in turn, predicted increased health and happiness at age 38, thus providing evidence for a pathway underlying this long-term connection. Our prospective findings revealed that families in which members get along well and support each other during the childhood and adolescent years furnish a foundation for positive family relationships in adulthood, which are associated with greater health and happiness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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30 年来积极的家庭关系：预测成人的健康和幸福。

在这项前瞻性研究中，我们研究了童年和青春期积极的家庭关系与三十年后成年中期的健康和幸福之间的联系。我们还调查了成年后积极家庭关系的稳定性，作为这种长期联系的一种可能途径。数据来自 Fullerton Longitudinal Study (FLS)，该研究于 1979 年在美国发起，当时儿童 1 岁，2017 年收集了最新数据。采用交叉信息方法，母亲和儿童独立完成当孩子年龄在 9-17 岁时，积极的家庭关系 (PFR) 每年都会衡量。当研究儿童达到 38 岁时，他们报告了他们目前的 PFR、整体健康和综合幸福感。结构方程模型显示，儿童在童年和青春期对家庭的看法可以预测他们在 38 岁时的健康和幸福。母亲对 PFR 的看法可以预测成年子女的健康状况，但不能预测他们的幸福。协会独立于家庭社会经济地位、性别、智力和外向性。此外，在控制 17 岁时的行为问题（代表健康）和幸福感的同时，儿童和母亲的早期 PFR 都与 38 岁时的 PFR 相关，这反过来又预示着 38 岁时的健康和幸福感会增加，从而为这种长期联系的基础途径。我们的前瞻性研究结果表明，家庭成员在童年和青少年时期相处融洽、相互支持，为成年后建立积极的家庭关系奠定了基础，这与更大的健康和幸福感相关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。