Preschool children with and without developmental delay: behaviour problems, parents' optimism and well-being
Preschool children with and without developmental delay: behaviour problems, parents' optimism and well-being
复制标题
DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00691.x
复制
发表时间：
2005-08-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Olsson, MB
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Baker, BL;Blacher, J;Olsson, MB
智力障碍儿童出现行为问题的风险较高，众所周知，这些问题会增加养育子女的压力。这项研究探讨了行为问题与父母幸福感中与儿童关系较少的领域（抑郁和婚姻调整）之间的关系，以及人格特质、性格乐观的调节作用。参与的儿童（N = 214）被分类为发育迟缓、边缘或非迟缓。在孩子 3 岁和 4 岁时评估母亲和父亲的幸福感和儿童行为问题。延迟和非延迟学龄前儿童的父母通常在抑郁或婚姻调整方面没有差异，但儿童行为问题与这两项指标的得分密切相关。乐观情绪调节了这种关系，尤其是对于母亲而言。当儿童行为问题较多时，不太乐观的母亲在幸福感衡量指标上的得分低于较乐观的母亲。学前班应向家长提供旨在提高养育技能和心理健康的干预措施。对于此类计划来说，不仅关注旨在改变儿童行为的行为管理策略，而且关注父母的信仰体系，以增强性格乐观主义，可能是有益的。
Children with intellectual disability are at heightened risk for behaviour problems, and these are known to increase parenting stress. This study explored the relation of behaviour problems to less child-related domains of parent well-being (depression and marital adjustment), as well as the moderating effect of a personality trait, dispositional optimism.Participating children (N = 214) were classified as developmentally delayed, borderline, or nondelayed. Mothers' and fathers' well-being and child behaviour problems were assessed at child ages 3 and 4 years.Parents of delayed and nondelayed preschoolers generally did not differ on depression or marital adjustment, but child behaviour problems were strongly related to scores on both measures. Optimism moderated this relationship, primarily for mothers. When child behaviour problems were high, mothers who were less optimistic reported lower scores on measures of well-being than did mothers who were more optimistic.Interventions for parents that aim to enhance both parenting skills and psychological well-being should be available in preschool. It may be beneficial for such programmes to focus not only on behaviour management strategies aimed at child behaviour change, but also on parents' belief systems, with the aim of increasing dispositional optimism.