Opportunity for Interaction? A Naturalistic Observation Study of Dual-Earner Families After Work and School
Opportunity for Interaction? A Naturalistic Observation Study of Dual-Earner Families After Work and School
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DOI：
10.1037/a0015824
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发表时间：
2009-12-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Ochs, Elinor
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作者：
Campos, Belinda;Graesch, Anthony P.;Ochs, Elinor
日常的互动模式可以加强或破坏家庭成员之间的联系。这项自然主义的观察研究集中在家庭生活的一个未充分研究的方面：双职工家庭成员下班后的互动机会和家庭成员对这些机会的反应。在两个工作日的下午和晚上，观察并录像了30对双职工夫妇和他们的孩子。分析了两种互动机会：（1）家庭成员对下班回家的父母的行为;（2）整个晚上家庭成员的身体接近度。有三个主要发现。女性往往比男性先回家，她们受到积极行为的欢迎，并从家庭成员那里得到当天信息的报告。相比之下，男性在当天晚些时候回到家，并得到积极的行为或没有得到其他活动分心的家庭成员的认可。在整个晚上，母亲花更多的时间与孩子在一起，而父亲花更多的时间独处。夫妻很少在没有孩子的情况下在一起。所观察到的互动模式和自然主义的观察方法的家庭关系的研究的贡献的影响进行了讨论。
Everyday patterns of interaction can strengthen or undermine bonds between family members. This naturalistic observation study focused on an understudied facet of family life: opportunities for interaction among dual-earner family members after work and family members' responses to these opportunities. Thirty dual-earner couples and their children were observed and video-recorded in their homes throughout two weekday afternoons and evenings. Two interaction opportunities were analyzed: (1) the behavior of family members toward a parent returning home from work and (2) the physical proximity of family members throughout the evening. Three main findings emerged. Women, who tended to return home before men, were greeted with positive behavior and reports of the day's information from family members. Men, in contrast, returned home later in the day and received positive behavior or no acknowledgment from family members distracted by other activities. Throughout the evening, mothers spent more time with children whereas fathers spent more time alone. Couples were seldom together without their children. The implications of observed interaction patterns and the contribution of naturalistic observation methods to the study of family relationships are discussed.