- Business Insider analyzed research that has shown many ways our parents' behavior shapes our own habits.
- A mother's mental health has a significant effect on their child's behavioral and emotional problems, according to one study in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
- A 2015 study in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that people perform better in school if their parents set high expectations during childhood.
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Whether your parents were your best friends or you barely knew them, your relationship with Mom and Dad had an impact on who you are today.
At least that's what Sigmund Freud said when he theorized that our adult personality develops from early childhood experiences, an insight empirically tested by attachment theory and developmental psychology through the 20th century up until today.
Countless studies and extensive clinical research have found links between your parents' behavior during childhood and how you act as an adult. If your mother was constantly juggling multiple jobs, you're likely to suffer from stress. If your parents set high expectations for you, you were more likely to perform better in school.
Here are 11 ways your parents' behavior impacted who you are.
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