The article addresses the issue of forming representations of parenthood among adolescents in the context of parent-child relationships. The subject of the research is the psychological mechanisms that mediate the impact of family interactions on the development of future parenting images. Special attention is given to the analysis of the role of attachment styles, family upbringing styles, empathetic abilities, and the adolescent's subjective perception of parental behavior in the process of transgenerational transmission of parenting patterns. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to understand the deep psychological structures that define the quality of future parenting, as well as the need to develop scientifically grounded programs to prevent dysfunctional forms of family upbringing. The author systematizes contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of this issue and outlines the prospects for further exploration of the mechanisms of forming parental identity during adolescence. The methodological foundation of the work includes John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth's attachment theory, the concept of internal working models as affective-cognitive structures, and Albert Bandura's social-cognitive theory of learning through observation. The article employs methods of theoretical analysis, synthesis, and systematization of data from modern psychological research. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the systematization and integration of various theoretical approaches to understanding the mechanisms of forming parental representations in adolescence. For the first time, four key psychological mechanisms influencing parent-child relationships on the formation of future parenting images are identified and characterized: 1) the formation of internal working models of attachment as a basis for sensitive parenting; 2) direct modeling of parental behavior (including dysfunctional behavior) through social learning principles; 3) the developing function of empathy and open communication as resources for constructively overcoming negative family experiences; 4) the adolescent's subjective interpretation of the parenting style, mediating the formation of their own parenting goals. It is shown that a secure attachment style predicts the formation of representations oriented toward warm and responsive parenting, whereas insecure attachment styles and authoritarian parenting may lead to distortions in parenting representations. It is concluded that parent-child relationships are an integrative space in which past experiences, current psychological resources, and future orientations shape the foundation of the next generation's parental identity. The results obtained can serve as a theoretical basis for the development of psychological and pedagogical support programs for adolescents.
Alexey Evgenevich Kuznetsov (Sun,) studied this question.