Barnett Melissa A
Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, Geology and Psychology Bldg., New Orleans, LA 70148.
J Marriage Fam. 2008 Nov 21;70(5):1241-1257. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00563.x.
This study draws data from the Family Life Project to examine parenting behaviors observed for 105 mothers and grandmothers raising an infant in rural low-income multigenerational households. Multilevel models are used to examine the relationships between maternal age and psychological distress and parenting of the infant by both generations. The findings indicate that young maternal age is a risk factor for less sensitive parenting in the presence of other risks, including psychological distress. Further, young maternal age is associated with negative parenting behaviors by grandmothers only. Grandmothers and mothers displayed similar levels of negative intrusive parenting, but different factors were linked to the observed parenting of each generation. These findings contribute to understanding the benefits and risks of three-generation households.
本研究从家庭生活项目中提取数据,以考察在农村低收入多代同堂家庭中抚养婴儿的105位母亲和祖母的育儿行为。使用多层次模型来检验母亲年龄与心理困扰以及两代人对婴儿的养育方式之间的关系。研究结果表明,在存在包括心理困扰在内的其他风险的情况下,母亲年龄较小是养育方式缺乏敏感性的一个风险因素。此外,母亲年龄较小仅与祖母的负面养育行为有关。祖母和母亲表现出相似程度的负面侵入性养育方式,但与每代人观察到的养育方式相关的因素有所不同。这些发现有助于理解三代同堂家庭的益处和风险。