Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship
Ambivalent reactions in the parent and offspring relationship
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/61.3.p152
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Lefkowitz, ES
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作者：
Fingerman, KL;Chen, PC;Lefkowitz, ES
理论表明，年迈的父母和他们的成年子女会经历矛盾心理（矛盾情绪），因为他们之间的关系规范不明确。本研究探讨了矛盾心理的人格差异和关系情境差异，以及父母和子女对彼此的反应。作为成人家庭研究的一部分，来自158个家庭的474个人完成了电话访谈、面对面访谈和问卷调查，这些家庭由母亲、父亲、儿子或女儿组成，年龄在22岁至49岁之间。多层模型显示，父母健康状况不佳和父母和后代的神经质与更大的矛盾心理有关。令人惊讶的是，对竞争性角色的投资与较少的矛盾心理有关。当子女神经质得分较高，认为父母不那么重要，或者对自己的配偶角色投入较少时，父母也会经历更大的矛盾心理。父母的性格特征与子女的矛盾心理无关。即使在孩子长大成人后，父母似乎也会对孩子的个性和成就做出反应。
Theory suggests that aging parents and their adult children experience ambivalence (conflicting emotions) as a result of unclear norms governing the tie between them. This study investigated personality differences and relationship context differences in ambivalence, as well as the reactions of parents and offspring to each other. As part of the Adult Family Study, 474 individuals from 158 family triads consisting of a mother, father, and son or daughter aged 22 to 49 years completed telephone interviews, in-person interviews, and questionnaires. Multilevel models revealed that poor parental health and neuroticism in parents and offspring were associated with greater ambivalence. Surprisingly, investment in competing roles was associated with less ambivalence. Parents also experienced greater ambivalence when offspring scored higher on neuroticism, rated the parent as less important, or were less invested in their own spousal role. Parents' characteristics were not associated with offspring's ambivalence. Parents appear to react to their children's personality and achievements even after children are grown.