Family Functioning in Humanitarian Contexts: Correlates of the Feminist-Grounded Family Functioning Scale among Men and Women in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Family Functioning in Humanitarian Contexts: Correlates of the Feminist-Grounded Family Functioning Scale among Men and Women in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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DOI：
10.1007/s10826-022-02356-4
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发表时间：
2022-07-08
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2.1
通讯作者：
Falb, Kathryn
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作者：
Blackwell, Alexandra H.;Asghar, Khudejha;Falb, Kathryn
在人道主义背景下，家庭功能可能对儿童和成人的心理健康和福祉产生积极影响。本研究旨在调整和探索刚果民主共和国东部现有的家庭功能衡量标准。横断面数据收集自刚果民主共和国北基伍省的 394 名受访者（196 名男性和 198 名女性）。以女权主义为基础的家庭功能量表是通过定性研究和认知测试开发的，该量表将健康且正常运转的家庭概念化为没有性别和权力等级的家庭。按性别分层的广义线性混合模型评估了家庭功能与人口统计、冲突经历和利益相关性之间的关联，包括性别态度、对严厉纪律的接受、积极的养育和权力分享。在最终调整后的模型中，女性的家庭功能与积极养育（beta = 0.32，p = 0.009）和权力分享（beta = 0.24，p < 0.001）相关，但围绕性别的态度和严厉的纪律并没有保留其显着关联。同样，男性的家庭功能与积极养育（β = 0.41，p = 0.011）和权力分享（β = 0.16，p = 0.014）显着相关。结果表明，家庭功能与表明家庭成员之间非暴力和公平关系的行为呈正相关，但这些行为可能会减弱态度对家庭功能的影响，因为单变量模型中态度与家庭功能之间的显着关联并未在考虑行为和态度的完整模型中保留。需要进一步的研究来捕捉家庭功能的特定背景的细微差别，并了解冲突环境中性别和权力等级对家庭的影响。
In humanitarian contexts, family functioning may have a positive influence on outcomes of mental health and wellbeing for both children and adults. This study sought to adapt and explore an existing family functioning measure for use in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Cross-sectional data were collected from 394 respondents (196 men and 198 women) in North Kivu, DRC. The Feminist-Grounded Family Functioning Scale was developed through qualitative research and cognitive testing which conceptualized a healthy and functioning family as one without gender and power hierarchies. Generalized linear mixed models stratified by gender assessed the association between family functioning and demographics, conflict experiences, and correlates of interest including gender attitudes, acceptance of harsh discipline, positive parenting, and power sharing. In the final adjusted models, family functioning among women was associated with positive parenting (beta = 0.32, p = 0.009) and power sharing (beta = 0.24, p < 0.001), but attitudes around gender and harsh discipline did not retain their significant association. Similarly, men's family functioning was significantly associated with positive parenting (beta = 0.41, p = 0.011) and power sharing (beta = 0.16, p = 0.014). Results suggest that family functioning is positively associated with behaviors indicative of non-violent and equitable relationships between family members, but that behaviors might be attenuating the influence of attitudes on family functioning, as the significant association between attitudes and family functioning in the univariate models was not retained in the full models accounting for both behaviors and attitudes. Further research is needed to capture the context-specific nuances of family functioning and to understand the influence of gender and power hierarchies for families in conflict settings.