Past and present family relationships of a sample of 40 women who were in treatment for childhood experiences of incest were examined. The majority of the women viewed their families-of-origin as generally unhealthy in regard to various dimensions of autonomy and intimacy. Current relationships with families-of-origin were characterized by less intimacy and more intimidation, triangulation, and fusion than in a normed group. Some of these patterns were also evident in the families-of-procreation of the women. The subjects perceived their families-of-procreation as disengaged, controlling, less active in events outside the family, conflict-ridden, and lacking in organization and emotional expressiveness. As measured by a circumplex model, a significant number of families-of-procreation were in the extreme range of family functioning. It is concluded that results shed light on the potential dysfunctional interaction patterns of incestuous families and the tendency of such patterns to be transmitted across generations. (Author/RH)