Parenting Stress, Perceived Child Regard, and Depressive Symptoms Among Stepmothers and Biological Mothers
Parenting Stress, Perceived Child Regard, and Depressive Symptoms Among Stepmothers and Biological Mothers
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00665.x
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发表时间：
2011-12-01
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影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Stewart, Abigail J.
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作者：
Shapiro, Danielle N.;Stewart, Abigail J.
尽管继母在美国家庭中是一项常见的任务，但很少有研究调查与收养继母角色相关的心理健康后果及其相关性。为了帮助填补这一空白，目前的研究调查了育儿压力和参与者对(继母)子女对他们和家庭的看法，认为这是父母角色(继母或亲生母亲)与抑郁症状之间关系的中介。参与者包括60名亲生母亲和75名生活在美国的继母。与生母相比，继母报告了更多的抑郁症状和育儿压力，以及更低的儿童关注感。此外，父母教养角色与抑郁症状之间的关系通过父母压力和儿童关注感起到中介作用。结果表明，继母有抑郁症状的风险，并阐明了导致这种风险的可能因素，为研究和干预提供了重要方向。
Although stepmothering is a common undertaking in American families, little research has investigated the mental health consequences, and their correlates, associated with adopting a stepmother role. To help fill this gap, the current study examines parenting stress and participants' perceptions of their (step)children's regard toward them and the family as mediators in the relation between parenting role (stepmother or biological mother) and depressive symptoms. Participants included 60 biological mothers and 75 stepmothers living in the United States. Stepmothers reported more depressive symptoms and parenting stress and lower perceptions of child regard than did biological mothers. Further, the relation between parenting role and depressive symptoms was mediated by parenting stress and perceptions of child regard. Results suggest that stepmothers are at risk for depressive symptoms and illuminate possible contributors to this risk, providing important directions for research and intervention.