LEADER 03876cam a2200361 a 4500001 27049 005 20240621143359.0 008 980206s1996 ilua 000 0 eng 035 27049 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 RC451.4.H62 |bJ87 1996 100 1 Jurkowitz, Susan Weisz, |d1951- 245 10 Transgenerational transmission of depression, shame and guilt in Holocaust families : |ban examination of three generations / |cby Susan Weisz Jurkowitz. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c1996. 300 xxi, 300 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (Ph. D.)--California School of Professional Psychology, 1996. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-259). 520 The purpose of the present study was to investigate the transgenerational transmission of depression, shame and guilt within a three-generation family of Holocaust survivors, children of survivors and grandchildren of survivors. First, the study investigated the transmission of these variables from Holocaust survivors to their offspring and to the offspring's children. Second, the study identified how two types of intrafamilial communication (open and problem) contribute to the transmission of depression, shame and guilt within the family unit. Finally, the study analyzed the effects of parental communication style, controlling for children's gender, lifestyle and social desirability. The 273 subjects consisted of 91 survivors, 91 children of survivors and 91 grandchildren of survivors. The subjects were recruited from synagogues and Jewish schools, agencies and community centers in Los Angeles. In addition, subjects from the East Coast were obtained by referrals. Five measures were utilized. The Parent-Adolescent Communications Scale (Olson, 1983) was used as a predictor measure of communication style. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale (CES-D) (Randloff, 1977) was administered to measure depression. The Internal Shame Scale (ISS)(Cook, 1987) was employed as a measure of internalized shame. The Buss and Durkee Guilt Scale (1956) was used to measure guilt. Finally, the Personal Feeling Questionnaire 2 (PFQ2) was utilized to measure, separately, shame and guilt. The study employed a correlational design, utilizing trend and hierarchical regression analyses to explore the transgenerational transmission of depression, shame and guilt across three generations. Transgenerational transmission of all three variables was observed across the three generations for all subjects and, separately, for females. For communication style, there was no openness of communication between survivors and the second generation on levels of depression, shame or guilt. There was an effect of problem communication, however, on the levels of these three variables. Openness of communication was observed between the second and third generation and was related to a decrease in depression, shame and guilt. However, there was no effect of problem communication on these three variables between the second and third generation. Finally, the results were discussed from the perspective of family systems theory. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d1997. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Holocaust survivors |xFamily relationships. 650 0 Families |xMental health. 650 0 Depression, Mental. 650 0 Guilt. 650 0 Shame. 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib27049/9625509.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 852 0 |bstacks |hRC451.4.H62 J87 1996 852 |bebook