Slesnick Natasha, Prestopnik Jillian L
University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions.
Fam J Alex Va. 2004;12(3):243-253. doi: 10.1177/1066480704264505.
Research suggests family disturbance is highly correlated to adolescents running away from home. However, given methodological challenges, few studies assess parent report of the family situation and instead, rely primarily on adolescent self-report. This article reports the findings of parents' and runaway adolescents' reports on several behavioral dimensions. Substance-using runaway adolescents completed measures about their family environment and adolescent problem behaviors. Of 119 adolescents, 49 of their parents also completed measures at intake. Adolescents perceived a more negative family environment than did their parents, and parents rated their youth as having more externalizing problems than did the youth themselves. Findings are consonant with prior research showing a relationship between parental distress and child problems. Contrary to prior findings, this sample of parents did not report significant alcohol use, and there was no relationship between their use and their child's use. Implications for future research and family therapy are discussed.
研究表明，家庭困扰与青少年离家出走高度相关。然而，鉴于方法上的挑战，很少有研究评估父母对家庭状况的报告，而是主要依赖青少年的自我报告。本文报告了父母和离家出走青少年在几个行为维度上的报告结果。使用毒品的离家出走青少年完成了关于他们家庭环境和青少年问题行为的测量。在119名青少年中，他们的49名父母也在入院时完成了测量。青少年比他们的父母更能察觉到消极的家庭环境，而父母对他们孩子的外化问题的评分高于孩子自己的评分。研究结果与先前显示父母苦恼与孩子问题之间关系的研究一致。与先前的研究结果相反，这个样本中的父母没有报告大量饮酒，他们的饮酒与孩子的饮酒之间也没有关系。文中讨论了对未来研究和家庭治疗的启示。
