Cultural variations in children's coping behaviour, TV viewing time, and family functioning
Cultural variations in children's coping behaviour, TV viewing time, and family functioning
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00419.x
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Kennedy, C.
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作者：
Chen, J. -L.;Kennedy, C.
目的：探讨四个民族儿童的应对行为、看电视时间和家庭功能以及儿童应对行为的相关因素。方法：本研究是美国和台湾两个大型调查儿童健康行为的研究项目的一部分。分析对象包括56名欧洲血统的美国白人儿童、66名墨西哥裔美国儿童、68名华裔美国儿童和95名台湾原住民儿童。使用标准化的工具来测量应对策略、儿童看电视的时间和家庭功能。结果：不同种族儿童报告的应激源类型存在显著差异。在前五种最常用和最有效的应对策略方面，四个民族存在异同。多元回归确定了两个对儿童应对策略频率差异有重大影响的变量——种族和家庭中较差的行为控制。种族是发现的唯一影响应对效果差异的变量。在孩子们看电视的时间上发现了显著的差异。结论：不同民族儿童采用不同的应对策略，民族是影响儿童应对行为的重要因素之一。这些发现为护士评估儿童的应对行为和看电视提供了证据，并为儿童提供了更健康的选择。
Aim: To examine children's coping behaviour, TV viewing hours and family functioning in four ethnic groups and factors related to children's coping behaviour.Methods: This study was part of two larger research projects investigating children's health behaviours in the United States and Taiwan. Fifty-six White American children of European ancestry, 66 Mexican American children, 68 Chinese American children and 95 native Taiwanese children were included in the analysis. Standardized instruments were used to measure coping strategies, children's TV viewing hours and family functioning.Results: There were significant differences in the types of stressor that children of different ethnicity reported. Similarities and differences were found in the four ethnic groups regarding the top five most frequently used and most effective coping strategies. Multiple regressions identified two variables that contributed significantly to the variance in the frequency of children's coping strategies - ethnicity and poorer behaviour control in the family. Ethnicity was the only variable found to contribute to the variance in coping effectiveness. Significant differences were found in the number of hours children spent watching TV.Conclusions: Findings suggest that children of different ethnicity utilized different types of coping strategies and ethnicity is one of the important factors related to children's coping behaviour. These findings provide evidence for nurses to assess children's coping behaviour and TV viewing and provide children with healthier alternatives.