Crouter Ann C, Davis Kelly D, Updegraff Kimberly, Delgado Melissa, Fortner Melissa
Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 601 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802 (
J Marriage Fam. 2006;68(4):843-858. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00299.x.
To examine the implications of fathers' occupational conditions (i.e., income, work hours, shift work, pressure, workplace racism, and underemployment) for family members' psychological adjustment, home interviews were conducted with fathers, mothers, and two adolescent offspring in each of 218 Mexican American families. Results underscored the importance of acculturation as a moderator. Fathers' income was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in highly acculturated families but not in less acculturated families. In contrast, fathers' reports of workplace racism were positively associated with depressive symptoms in less acculturated families but not in more acculturated family contexts. These findings were consistent across all 4 family members, suggesting that the "long arm" of the jobs held by Mexican American fathers extends to mothers and adolescent offspring.
为了研究父亲的职业状况(即收入、工作时长、轮班工作、压力、职场种族主义和就业不足)对家庭成员心理调适的影响,我们对218个墨西哥裔美国家庭中的父亲、母亲和两个青少年子女进行了入户访谈。结果强调了文化适应作为调节变量的重要性。在文化适应程度高的家庭中,父亲的收入与抑郁症状呈负相关,但在文化适应程度低的家庭中并非如此。相反,在文化适应程度低的家庭中,父亲报告的职场种族主义与抑郁症状呈正相关,但在文化适应程度高的家庭环境中并非如此。所有4名家庭成员的研究结果都是一致的,这表明墨西哥裔美国父亲所从事工作的“长臂”延伸到了母亲和青少年子女身上。