"自己解决":以父母为中心的情感社会化信仰和育儿压力
Jackie A Nelson1, Alyssa B Aguas1, Julia M Katz1
1Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA.
Family process
|September 14, 2023
概括
相信孩子应该独立管理情绪的父母可能会经历增加的育儿压力. 这一发现无论孩子的年龄如何,都适用,这突出了与发展需求潜在的不匹配.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
- 情感社会化 情感社会化
背景情况:
- 父母为中心的情感社会化信仰,孩子们应该独立管理情绪,这可能看起来很方便.
- 然而,如果这种方法与孩子的发展需求相冲突,可能会导致父母的压力增加.
研究的目的:
- 调查父母 (母亲和父亲) 关于孩子情绪和他们报告的育儿压力的自主信仰之间的关系.
- 检查孩子的年龄是否能缓和这些关联.
- 为了控制孩子的行为问题和父母的教育水平.
主要方法:
- 对142名母亲和60名父亲进行了关于育儿和儿童行为的调查,这些母亲和父亲有5岁至8岁的孩子.
- 使用路径分析来检查演员 (个人父母) 和伴侣 (其他父母) 的影响.
- 收集了包括儿童行为问题和父母教育在内的人口统计信息.
主要成果:
- 持有更强烈的以父母为中心的情感社会化信念的母亲和父亲都报告了更高水平的育儿压力 (演员效应).
- 母亲还报告说,当他们的伴侣持有更强烈的以父母为中心的信念 (伴侣效应) 时,育儿压力增加.
- 儿童年龄并没有显著调节这些信念与育儿压力之间的关系.
结论:
- 父母对孩子情绪管理的期望应该与发展适当性保持一致.
- 研究结果表明,性别角色可能对家庭情感工作产生影响,并突出了对育儿支持的实际影响.
- 鼓励父母对情绪调节的支持性参与,可能会减轻父母的压力.
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