Emotional Support from Parents and In-Laws: the Roles of Gender and Contact
Emotional Support from Parents and In-Laws: the Roles of Gender and Contact
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DOI：
10.1007/s11199-016-0587-0
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发表时间：
2017-03-01
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3.8
通讯作者：
Don, Brian P.
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作者：
Chong, Alexandra;Gordon, Alynn E.;Don, Brian P.
孩子出生后，新妈妈和新爸爸通常会与父母和公婆有大量的接触。然而，这种接触并不总是能带来情感上的支持。我们测试了接触，而不是地理距离，是否影响从父母和姻亲那里得到的情感支持，以及这些协会中是否存在性别差异。在线问卷调查数据是在2008年从美国社区样本中收集的，这些样本是第一次母亲（n = 93）和父亲（n = 93），他们处于异性恋关系并住在一起。结果显示，对于新妈妈来说，与自己的父母和公婆接触更多与获得更多的情感支持有关。然而，对于母亲来说，与父母的接触越多，来自姻亲的情感支持也越少。对于新父亲来说，接触与父母或姻亲的情感支持无关。这些研究结果表明，由于与家庭成员接触而获得的支助可能是有性别差异的，特别是对于新母亲和新父亲与其姻亲的关系。目前的研究强调，必须减少对男子及其情感需求的污名，并鼓励新父亲在向父母过渡期间寻求和接受家庭的支持。
After the birth of a child, new mothers and fathers commonly have a substantial amount of contact with their parents and in-laws. However, this contact may not always result in emotional support. We tested if contact, rather than geographical distance, influenced emotional support received from parents and in-laws and whether there were gender differences in these associations. Online questionnaire data were collected in 2008 from a community sample of U.S. first-time mothers (n = 93) and fathers (n = 93) who were in a heterosexual relationship and living together. Results indicated that for new mothers, greater contact with own parents and in-laws was related to receiving more emotional support. However, for mothers, greater contact with parents also was related to less emotional support from in-laws. For new fathers, contact was not related to emotional support from either parents or in-laws. These findings suggest that receiving support as a result of contact with family members may be gendered, particularly for new mothers' and fathers' relationships with their in-laws. The current study highlights the importance of reducing stigmas about men and their emotional needs and of encouraging new fathers to seek and receive support from family during the transition to parenthood.