Inconsistent Discipline as a Mediator Between Maternal Distress and Aggression in Boys
Inconsistent Discipline as a Mediator Between Maternal Distress and Aggression in Boys
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DOI：
10.1080/07317100802701186
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
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0.5
通讯作者：
Wells, Karen C.
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作者：
Barry, Tammy D.;Dunlap, Sarah T.;Wells, Karen C.
目前的研究探讨不一致的纪律作为一个调解员之间的关联母亲的痛苦和儿童的攻击和注意力问题。参与者是215名男孩，年龄从9岁到12岁不等，以及他们的母亲。母亲提供了自我报告的数据，社会经济地位（SES），养育压力，母亲的痛苦（抑郁和焦虑/躯体化），并使用的养育方法。他们还评估了儿子的攻击性和注意力问题。在五种育儿做法中，不一致的纪律与母亲和儿童的利益变量关系最明显。回归分析表明，不一致的纪律部分调解产妇的痛苦和儿童的侵略之间的关系，当控制SES和压力，而不一致的纪律在产妇的痛苦和注意力问题之间的关联的中介作用不支持。注意力问题的不同模式，也包括非破坏性行为，表明这种中介可能是特定类型的儿童行为。鉴于儿童时期的攻击性行为往往会导致青少年更严重的犯罪，这些发现对于预防和干预工作具有重要意义。未来的研究，以审查其他调解人的必要性也进行了讨论。
The current study examines inconsistent discipline as a mediator in the association between maternal distress and child aggression and attention problems. Participants were 215 boys, ranging in age from 9 to 12 years, and their mothers. Mothers provided self-report data on socioeconomic status (SES), parenting stress, maternal distress (depression and anxiety/somatization), and use of parenting practices. They also rated their sons' levels of aggression and attention problems. Of five parenting practices measured, inconsistent discipline was most clearly related to the maternal and child variable of interest. Regression analyses indicated that inconsistent discipline partially mediated the relation between maternal distress and child aggression, when controlling for SES and stress, whereas the mediating role of inconsistent discipline in the association between maternal distress and attention problems was not supported. The different pattern for attention problems, which also includes nondisruptive behaviors, suggests that this mediation may be specific to certain types of child bebavior. Given that aggressive bebaviors in childhood often lead to more serious delinquency in adolescence, these findings are important for informing prevention and intervention efforts. The need for future research to examine other mediators also is discussed.