Research data and codebook for the study "Coping strategies of emerging adult children of parents with a mental illness"

Although research suggests that coping plays a central role in the transgenerational transmission of psychopathology, there is limited knowledge about the coping strategies of emerging adult children of parents with a mental illness and the associations with mental health and attachment patterns. This cross-sectional study examined these coping strategies among emerging adult children, both with and without parents with a mental illness (n=139, age range 18-30 years), using an online survey. A one-way MANOVA revealed that offspring of parents with a mental illness exhibited higher levels of the coping strategy Behavioral Disengagement (partial η² = .03, p < .05) and lower levels of Positive Reframing (partial η² = .04, p < .05) compared to the control group. Regression analyses indicated that for those affected by parental mental illness, greater use of Active Coping (b = 6.27, p < .05), Substance Use (b = 4.11, p < .05) and Self-Blame (b = 8.48, p < .001) predicted more symptoms of psychopathology, while greater use of Self-Blame predicted poorer mental health (b = -.28, p < .05). These findings highlight the importance of integrating coping strategies into prevention and intervention services for emerging adults with parents who have a mental illness.

尽管已有研究表明，应对（coping）在精神病理学（psychopathology）的代际传递中发挥核心作用，但关于父母患有精神疾病的成年早期子女的应对策略，及其与心理健康和依恋模式的关联，目前仍知之甚少。本横断面研究（cross-sectional study）通过在线调查，考察了父母患有或未患有精神疾病的成年早期子女（n=139，年龄范围18-30岁）的上述应对策略。单因素多元方差分析（one-way MANOVA）结果显示，与对照组相比，父母患有精神疾病的子女在应对策略中的行为脱离（Behavioral Disengagement）水平更高（偏η²=0.03，p<0.05），而积极重构（Positive Reframing）水平更低（偏η²=0.04，p<0.05）。回归分析表明，对于父母患有精神疾病的群体而言，更多使用主动应对（Active Coping）（b=6.27，p<0.05）、物质使用（Substance Use）（b=4.11，p<0.05）和自我责备（Self-Blame）（b=8.48，p<0.001）可预测更多的精神病理学症状；同时，更多使用自我责备也可预测更差的心理健康状况（b=-0.28，p<0.05）。这些研究结果强调了将应对策略纳入父母患有精神疾病的成年早期人群预防和干预服务的重要性。