Name: 你註定會變得跟父母一樣嗎？揭開基因與環境的真相！（Will You Become Just Like Your Parents? ft. @illymation）
Uploaded: 2026-02-06T17:04:07.000Z
Duration: 4 min 50 s

One of my friends, Illymation, said it's inevitable that we turn into our parents as we get older.

我的一個朋友 Illymation 說，隨著年齡增長，我們不可避免地會變得像我們的父母。

現在，對我來說，這並非事實。

Otherwise, I'd slowly be turning into this weird flesh monster.

否則，我也會慢慢變成那種奇怪的肉身怪物。

How much of your parents do you actually become?

你究竟在多大程度上會變得像你的父母？

Sure, you may end up looking like your parents as you get older,

當然，隨著年齡增長，你可能最終長得像你的父母，

To help me with this video, I brought the friend who asked me that question.

為了協助製作這段影片，我找來了那位問我這個問題的朋友。

Um, I didn't know I was doing a video with you.

嗯，我不知道要和你一起拍影片。

I just asked that question because I didn't know the answer.

我只是問了那個問題，因為我不知道答案。

I know, but every millennial I asked to be in this video was too scared of this question.

我知道，但我邀請參與這部影片的每個千禧世代都對這個問題感到太恐懼了。

I don't really know too much about the subject, though.

不過，我對這個主題其實不太了解。

And I suddenly know so much more than I ever needed to.

我突然知道得比我需要的還要多。

Yeah, I'd say that sums up this channel pretty well.

是啊，我想這很貼切地總結了這個頻道。

Eye color, height, and even certain illnesses.

眼睛顏色、身高，甚至是某些疾病。

We inherit these traits through the DNA we receive from them.

我們透過從他們那裡接收的 DNA 繼承這些特徵。

But our likeness to our parents doesn't end with our genetic code.

但我們與父母的相似之處並不限於基因密碼。

Researchers have found that we can receive much more than their genes.

研究人員發現，我們繼承的遠比基因多得多。

We can also inherit the effects of their trauma.

我們還能繼承他們所受創傷的影響。

A paper published in 2017 reviewed 20 studies that evaluated the intergenerational trauma experienced by refugee families.

2017 年發表的一篇論文回顧了 20 項研究，評估難民家庭經歷的跨代創傷。

These studies measured the prevalence of mental illnesses among the offspring of survivors of the Holocaust, Southeast Asian wars,

這些研究測量了大屠殺、東南亞戰爭生還者後裔，

and the Cambodian genocide and conflict in the Middle East.

以及柬埔寨種族滅絕和中東衝突倖存者後裔中精神疾病的盛行率。

Compared to control groups, these studies had higher rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder,

與對照組相比，這些研究對象罹患憂鬱症、創傷後壓力症候群，

以及情感和焦慮障礙的比例更高。

One of these studies also found the effects of parents' trauma can occur even after many years have passed.

其中一項研究還發現，即使在多年後，父母創傷的影響依然會顯現。

In this study, the occurrence of PTSD symptoms in Vietnamese fathers in the year after their immigration

在這項研究中，越南裔父親在移民後一年內出現的 PTSD 症狀，

predicted their children's mental health 23 years later.

預測了他們孩子 23 年後的心理健康狀況。

And in an unrelated study published in 2014, researchers looked at just how far intergenerational trauma can extend.

而在 2014 年發表的一項無關研究中，研究人員探討了跨代創傷能延伸多遠。

In this study, the researchers made mice fear a certain odor by shocking them whenever the smell was present.

在這項研究中，研究人員透過電擊，讓老鼠對某種氣味產生恐懼。

When their children and even grandchildren smelled this odor,

當牠們的孩子甚至是孫子聞到這種氣味時，

they exhibited the same fear response as their parents and grandparents without the shock.

即使沒有電擊，牠們也表現出與父母和祖父母相同的恐懼反應。

Generally, mental illnesses and phobias are thought to have an inherited genetic component,

通常，精神疾病和恐懼症被認為具有遺傳基因成分，

where a permanent change in the DNA sequence, called a gene variant, can make someone more likely to develop a certain mental illness or phobia.

即 DNA 序列的永久性變化（稱為基因變異）會使某人更有可能罹患特定的精神疾病或恐懼症。

But scientists believe there are other factors at play beyond altered DNA, such as our environment.

但科學家認為，除了改變 DNA 之外，還有其他因素在起作用，例如環境。

This includes social factors in our environment,

這包括我們環境中的社會因素，

like our relationships with our parents, which has been found to play a big role in intergenerational trauma.

例如與父母的關係，這已被發現在跨代創傷中扮演重要角色。

Several of the included studies in the 2017 review paper attributed poor familial relationships as a mechanism in which trauma was passed down to the next generation.

2017 年評論論文中包含的幾項研究將不良的家庭關係歸結為創傷傳遞給下一代的機制。

For instance, one study found that communication problems within these families were associated with higher levels of secondary traumatic stress.

例如，一項研究發現，這些家庭內部的溝通問題與更高水平的次級創傷壓力有關。

Another study found that the children were more likely to experience emotional abuse and neglect,

另一項研究發現，這些孩子更容易遭受情感虐待和忽視，

which in turn led to the development of PTSD, which their parents typically suffered from as well.

這進而導致了 PTSD 的發展，而他們的父母通常也患有此病。

Dude, this video's like a PSA for therapy.

老兄，這影片簡直像是心理治療的公益廣告。

Another mechanism being explored is epigenetics,

另一個正在探討的機制是「表觀遺傳學」，

which takes these environmental factors a step further by looking at how they impact the way our genes function.

它透過觀察環境因素如何影響基因運作方式，進一步研究這些因素。

You see, the things we experience in our environment, like toxins or stress,

你看，我們在環境中經歷的事物，如毒素或壓力，

alter the molecules that control the expression of our genes, making them more or less active.

會改變控制基因表達的分子，使它們變得更活躍或不活躍。

Some scientists believe that these molecular changes might be able to be passed down to one's offspring,

一些科學家認為，這些分子層次的變化可能會傳給後代，

resulting in the development of similar illnesses or phobias.

導致發展出類似的疾病或恐懼症。

Researchers are still investigating exactly how or if this happens,

研究人員仍在調查這究竟是如何發生，或是否真的會發生，

but either way, it's clear that we have way more in common with our parents than we may think.

但無論如何，很明顯我們與父母的共同點比我們想像的要多得多。

Okay, this was actually kind of fun to do.

But I would appreciate getting this info out of my head now.

但我很希望現在就能把這些資訊從腦子裡清掉。

I feel like I know too much about how eels mate.

我覺得我對鰻魚如何交配了解得太多了。

Animator, begin the info extraction process, please.

動畫師，請開始資訊提取程序，拜託了。

Ooh, can you remove my middle school file, too?

喔，你能順便刪掉我國中的檔案嗎？

Those memories are triple encrypted with a "cringe wall."

那些記憶被「尷尬之牆」三重加密了。

So, do you think you're becoming like your parents?

所以，你覺得你變得像你的父母了嗎？

Are you working hard to break that cycle?

Let me know in the comment section below.

這雖然不是心理治療，但可能會有幫助。

Don't forget to subscribe and click the bell so you're notified every time we post a new video.

別忘了訂閱並開啟小鈴鐺，這樣我們發布新影片時你就會收到通知。

She makes incredible animated storytime videos.

她製作了很棒的動畫故事影片。

Click here to watch this video on strict parents or click here to watch this video.

點擊這裡觀看關於嚴格父母的影片，或點擊這裡觀看這部影片。

歡迎來到結束畫面，Life Noggin。

Learn about life and put it in your noggin.

學習生活知識，並裝進你的腦袋。