O'Brien M, Margolin G, John R S, Krueger L
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-1061.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1991 Oct;59(5):692-703. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.59.5.692.
This study examined cognitive and emotional reactions to family discussions as experienced by sons and mothers from homes with physically aggressive (PA), verbally aggressive (VA), and low-conflict (LC) marital relationships. Boys of PA couples demonstrated more self-interference, self-distraction, and arousal and less criticism than did other sons in reaction to stimulated parental conflict. Boys of LC parents were more optimistic about family conflict and articulated more ideas concerning family structure and how conflict "should" proceed than did other sons. PA mothers made more positive evaluations and offered more autocratic suggestions than did VA mothers. Also, LC mothers, compared with both conflictual groups, made more democratic statements in response to low-conflict situations. These results indicate that marital conflict experienced in the home may influence sons' and mothers' appraisals of family and marital interactions.
本研究考察了来自身体攻击型（PA）、言语攻击型（VA）和低冲突型（LC）婚姻关系家庭的儿子和母亲对家庭讨论的认知和情绪反应。与其他儿子相比，PA夫妻的儿子在面对模拟的父母冲突时表现出更多的自我干扰、自我分散注意力和唤醒，且批评较少。LC父母的儿子对家庭冲突更为乐观，比其他儿子表达了更多关于家庭结构以及冲突“应该”如何发展的想法。与VA母亲相比，PA母亲做出了更多积极评价并提出了更多专制性建议。此外，与两个冲突组相比，LC母亲在面对低冲突情况时做出了更多民主的表述。这些结果表明，家庭中经历的婚姻冲突可能会影响儿子和母亲对家庭及婚姻互动的评价。
