Examining Longitudinal Relations Between Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Stress, Parenting Behaviors, and Adolescents' Behavior Problems
Examining Longitudinal Relations Between Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Stress, Parenting Behaviors, and Adolescents' Behavior Problems
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DOI：
10.1007/s10826-020-01885-0
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发表时间：
2021-01-23
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2.1
通讯作者：
Lucassen, Nicole
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作者：
de Maat, Donna A.;Jansen, Pauline W.;Lucassen, Nicole
母亲的育儿压力经常与孩子的负面结果有关。根据阿比丁的压力模型，这种关系可以用不正常的养育行为来解释。在这项研究中，我们仔细研究了父母双方在从父母压力到父母行为到随后的青少年行为问题的途径中的作用。我们期望父母教养压力与青少年行为问题之间的关联部分地通过父母教养行为介导。此外，我们预期交叉效应，即父母一方的养育压力与另一方的养育行为有关。我们采用了三波纵向设计，使用了来自441名青少年（52%为女孩）及其父母（419名父亲，436名母亲）的数据。父母报告了养育压力（青少年年龄范围= 10.9-16.3岁）。青少年报告了感知父母的过度反应和温暖（年龄范围为12.9-18.3）和他们自己的内化和外化问题（年龄范围为15.9-21.3）。尽管父母压力、父母行为和青少年行为问题之间存在显著的横断面关联，但我们没有发现纵向联系的证据。一个例外是母亲的养育压力，它积极地预测了后来青少年的外化问题。因此，不支持父母行为的中介作用。我们没有发现从父母压力到父母行为的交叉效应。我们的纵向和横断面研究结果之间的差异提出了关于父母对孩子结果的实际影响的问题。然而，针对母亲的养育压力可能有助于减少青少年的外化问题及其后果，至少在某种程度上。
Parenting stress of mothers has frequently been linked to negative child outcomes. According to Abidin's stress model, this relationship may be explained by dysfunctional parenting behaviors. In this study, we scrutinized the effects of both mothers and fathers in the pathway from parenting stress through parenting behaviors to subsequent adolescent behavior problems. We expected the association between parenting stress and adolescent behavior problems to be partially mediated by maternal and paternal parenting behaviors. Further, we expected crossover effects, i.e., that parenting stress of one parent was related to the parenting behavior of the other parent. We applied a 3-wave longitudinal design using data from 441 adolescents (52% girls) and their parents (419 fathers; 436 mothers). Parents reported on parenting stress (adolescent age range = 10.9-16.3 years). Adolescents reported on perceived parental overreactivity and warmth (age range = 12.9-18.3) and their own internalizing and externalizing problems (age range = 15.9-21.3). Despite cross-sectional significant associations between parenting stress, parenting behavior, and adolescent behavior problems, we found no evidence of longitudinal linkages. One exception was maternal parenting stress, which positively predicted later adolescent externalizing problems. Consequently, the mediating role of parenting behaviors was not supported. We found no crossover effects in the pathway from parenting stress to parenting behaviors. The discrepancies between our longitudinal and cross-sectional findings raise questions about the actual impact that parents have on their children's outcome. Though, targeting mothers' parenting stress may help to reduce adolescent externalizing problems and its ramifications at least to some extent.