Author(s)

Zhan Haodong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, 100089, China

Corresponding Author

Zhan Haodong

ABSTRACT

The romantic relationship consists of a prominent part of people's adolescence. As all the children born in family of origin would be more or less influenced by their parents, their parents' marriage is likely to shape their romantic relationships. A body of literature has testified the relevance between the intimate relationship of two generations. However, most of the previous studies are quantitative researches conducted abroad, thus lacking sufficient evidence to prove the domestic status quo and unearth the deeper connection. Therefore, in this study, in-depth interviews targeting undergraduates in BFSU were conducted. In the first place, the study validates the previous conclusion that parents' marriage status does influence children's interaction in romantic relationships. It suggests that parental interaction can be modeled by children directly while parental marriage quality can impinge on children's relationships by constructing their values and perceptions. Moreover, a deeper analysis revealed that by the effect of mirror neuron, a segment of the visual and auditory information input are transformed into similar output data. As a result, children are able to emulate the behavioral patterns of parents. Apart from the behavioral psychology, the analysis in the light of cognitive psychology concludes that the mirror neuron can also process the accessible data and impel people to make specific reactions when it comes to similar circumstances.

KEYWORDS

Parental marriage, family of origin, romantic relationship, behavior, value

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhan Haodong, How Parental Marriage Status Influences Children's Romantic Relationships: An Inter-Generational Transmission in the Family of Origin. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 20-26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050404.

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