Lindahl K M, Malik N M
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA.
J Clin Child Psychol. 1999 Mar;28(1):12-24. doi: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2801_2.
Used self-report and observational measures to explore associations among marital conflict, triadic family processes, and child adjustment in Hispanic American, European American, and biethnic families. One hundred and thirteen families with a 7- to 11-year-old son participated. More similarities than differences were found between European American and Hispanic American families. A hierarchical parenting style was associated with externalizing behaviors for European American and biethnic families but not for Hispanic American families. Marital conflict and disengaged family alliances were associated with child externalizing behavior for all ethnic groups. Ethnicity was not found to moderate the relation between marital conflict and family functioning, and greater levels of marital conflict were associated with disengaged family interactions and also with lax or inconsistent parenting. Implications for understanding cross-ethnic issues in family systems and child adjustment are discussed.
采用自我报告和观察性测量方法，探讨西班牙裔美国家庭、欧裔美国家庭和双族裔家庭中婚姻冲突、三元家庭互动过程与儿童适应之间的关联。113个有7至11岁儿子的家庭参与了研究。研究发现，欧裔美国家庭和西班牙裔美国家庭之间的相似之处多于差异。等级制育儿方式与欧裔美国家庭和双族裔家庭中儿童的外化行为有关，但与西班牙裔美国家庭无关。婚姻冲突和疏离的家庭联盟与所有种族群体中儿童的外化行为有关。未发现种族对婚姻冲突与家庭功能之间的关系有调节作用，更高水平的婚姻冲突与疏离的家庭互动以及宽松或不一致的育儿方式有关。文中讨论了对理解家庭系统中的跨种族问题和儿童适应问题的启示。
