Maternal Incarceration, Children's Psychological Adjustment, and the Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation.
Maternal Incarceration, Children's Psychological Adjustment, and the Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation.
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产妇监禁、儿童心理调节与情绪调节的中介作用。
DOI：
10.1007/s10802-017-0275-8
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Thrash,ToddM
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作者：
Zeman,JaniceL;Dallaire,DanielleH;Folk,JohannaB;Thrash,ToddM
生活在母亲监禁（MI）环境中的儿童既面临一般环境风险，也面临监禁特定风险，这增加了他们发生外化和内化行为问题的可能性。很少有研究考察了造成精神分裂症心理影响的社会情绪机制。本研究考察了儿童的愤怒和悲伤调节作为环境和监禁特定风险与心理功能之间的中介。参与者为117名儿童（60%为黑人；52%为男孩；年龄= 9.85岁，SD= 1.65岁）、被监禁的母亲和目前的照顾者。所有被调查者都完成了评估儿童愤怒和悲伤调节以及外化和内化行为的问卷。母亲和照顾者提供了关于儿童暴露于环境风险的信息，所有三名记者都提供了关于监禁特定风险经历的信息。采用结构方程模型检验风险变量（ISRE、环境）通过情绪调节（愤怒、悲伤）对心理功能（外化、内化行为）的间接影响。性别、年龄和种族是协变量。分析显示，监禁特有风险通过愤怒调节而非悲伤调节对外化和内化行为问题有显著的间接影响。研究结果强调了情绪调节作为一种机制的中心地位，它有助于解释暴露于ISRE的儿童所经历的负面心理结果，并对预防性干预产生影响。
Children who live in the context of maternal incarceration (MI) are exposed to both general environmental risk and incarceration-specific risk increasing the probability of their developing externalizing and internalizing behaviors problems. Little research has examined the socio-emotional mechanisms that account for the psychological effects of MI. This research examined children’s anger and sadness regulation as mediators between environmental and incarceration-specific risk and psychological functioning. Participants were 117 children (60% Black; 52% boys;Mage = 9.85 years,SD= 1.65 years), their incarcerated mother, and current caregiver. All informants completed questionnaires assessing children’s anger and sadness regulation as well as externalizing and internalizing behaviors. Mothers and caregivers provided information concerning children’s exposure to environmental risk and all three reporters provided information on incarceration-specific risk experiences (ISRE). Structural equation modeling was used to test indirect effects of risk variables (ISRE, environmental) on psychological functioning (externalizing, internalizing behaviors) via emotion regulation (anger, sadness). Gender, age, and race were covariates. The analyses revealed significant indirect effects of incarceration-specific risk on both externalizing and internalizing behavior problems via anger regulation but not via sadness regulation. The findings highlight the centrality of emotion regulation as a mechanism that helps explain the negative psychological outcomes experienced by children exposed to ISRE with implications for preventive interventions.