FAMILY RITUAL CONTINUITY--PROTECTIVE FACTORS, CHILD MH

将进行一项研究，探讨家庭仪式之间的关系， 家庭故事和儿童心理健康。 这是一项对 120个家庭以前采访时，目标儿童在 学前班 孩子和家庭将被观察和采访 当目标儿童过渡到小学测试时， 家庭仪式在学校期间起保护作用的假设 过渡，并可能保护婚姻关系， 不满家庭仪式将使用问卷进行测量 和面试。 家庭故事将从父母那里收集， 孩子们关于一个难忘的上学日。 这些故事都是为了 归属感、成就感和自主性主题的强度。 儿童心理 健康将包括规范人格发展、社会 能力、学业成绩和儿童行为问题。 的 提出的模型进行测试的是，亲子互动和婚姻 满足感在家庭仪式和故事对儿童的影响中起中介作用 心理健康 家庭延续性将通过比较家庭 在时间1和时间2的仪式子类型。 将确定四种亚型： 稳定的好，中断的，有弹性的，恶化的。 每个小组将 比较婚姻满意度和孩子的相对水平 加强结构性改革 家庭故事主题内容的性别差异 将被审查。 这项研究的结果将为干预和 针对学龄早期的预防工作。

A study will be conducted to examine the relations among family rituals, family stories, and child mental health. This is a follow-up study of 120 families previously interviewed when the target children were in preschool. The children and families will be observed and interviewed when the target child transitions to elementary school to test the hypothesis that family rituals serve protective functions during school transitions and may protect the marital relationship from increasing dissatisfaction. Family rituals will be measured using a questionnaire and interview. Family stories will be collected from the parents and children about a memorable school day. These stories are coded for strength of affiliation, achievement, and autonomy themes. Child mental health will include measures of normative personality development, social competence, academic achievement, and child behavior problems. The proposed model to be tested is that parent-child interactions and marital satisfaction mediate the effects of family rituals and stories on child mental health. Family continuity will be examined by comparing family ritual subtypes at time 1 and time 2. Four subtypes will be identified: stable good, disrupted, resilient, and deteriorating. Each subgroup will be compared for relative levels of marital satisfaction and child adjustment. Gender differences in thematic content of family stories will be examined. The results of this study will inform intervention and prevention efforts aimed at the early school years.