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Childhood parental smoking and drinking behaviors are positively associated with offspring's substance-related health-risk behaviors in later life, a relationship that is mediated by childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect and is stronger in male offspring. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To investigate whether childhood parental smoking and drinking behaviors are associated with offspring smoking and drinking in later life, and to assess the mediating roles of childhood maltreatment and the moderating role of gender.

September 3, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

Intergenerational transmission of substance-related health-risk behaviors in later life: a focus on childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect

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JSJiaming Shi CJChaoxin Jiang

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Cohort study reveals parental smoking and drinking increase offspring substance use in later life, highlighting childhood abuse and emotional neglect as key mediating targets.

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To investigate whether childhood parental smoking and drinking behaviors are associated with offspring smoking and drinking in later life, and to assess the mediating roles of childhood maltreatment and the moderating role of gender.
Analyzed survey data from 14,164 respondents (mean age = 61.41 years) in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
Evaluated parental substance-related behaviors during childhood against offspring behaviors in later life using mediation analysis for childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect, alongside moderation analysis by offspring gender.
Childhood parental smoking and drinking were positively associated with offspring substance-related health-risk behaviors in later life.
Childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect served as significant indirect mediating pathways between parental behaviors and offspring outcomes.
Offspring gender significantly moderated the intergenerational relationship, with stronger behavioral associations observed in male offspring than in female offspring.

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Shi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935a0636c6408cfa7e021 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08757-w

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September 3, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

Intergenerational transmission of substance-related health-risk behaviors in later life: a focus on childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect

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JSJiaming Shi CJChaoxin Jiang

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Overview

Cohort study reveals parental smoking and drinking increase offspring substance use in later life, highlighting childhood abuse and emotional neglect as key mediating targets.

Key Points

To investigate whether childhood parental smoking and drinking behaviors are associated with offspring smoking and drinking in later life, and to assess the mediating roles of childhood maltreatment and the moderating role of gender.
Analyzed survey data from 14,164 respondents (mean age = 61.41 years) in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
Evaluated parental substance-related behaviors during childhood against offspring behaviors in later life using mediation analysis for childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect, alongside moderation analysis by offspring gender.
Childhood parental smoking and drinking were positively associated with offspring substance-related health-risk behaviors in later life.
Childhood physical abuse and emotional neglect served as significant indirect mediating pathways between parental behaviors and offspring outcomes.
Offspring gender significantly moderated the intergenerational relationship, with stronger behavioral associations observed in male offspring than in female offspring.

Cite This Study

Shi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935a0636c6408cfa7e021 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08757-w

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