已婚育有子女：父母身份和性别对动态血压的影响。
Married with children: the influence of parental status and gender on ambulatory blood pressure.
机构信息
Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1024 Spencer W. Kimball Tower, Provo, UT 84020, USA.
出版信息
Ann Behav Med. 2009 Dec;38(3):170-9. doi: 10.1007/s12160-009-9152-1.
BACKGROUND
Although there is substantial evidence that social relationships and marriage may influence both psychological and physical health, little is known about the influence of children.
PURPOSE
This study examined the competing predictions regarding the directional influence of parental status and its interaction with gender-given that mothers are typically disproportionately more responsible for everyday care of children-on cardiovascular functioning.
METHOD
We examined ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) over 24 hours among 198 married males and females.
RESULTS
Couples without children had significantly higher ambulatory SBP and DBP than those with children. Moreover, we found a significant interaction between parental status and gender that suggested women with children showed the lowest ABP, whereas women without children displayed the highest ABP.
CONCLUSION
These findings suggest that parenthood, and especially motherhood, may be cardioprotective.
背景
尽管有大量证据表明社会关系和婚姻可能会影响心理和身体健康，但对于孩子的影响却知之甚少。
目的
本研究检验了关于父母身份及其与性别相互作用的竞争预测，因为母亲通常在日常照顾孩子方面承担着不成比例的责任——这可能对心血管功能产生影响。
方法
我们对 198 名已婚男性和女性的 24 小时动态血压进行了检测。
结果
没有孩子的夫妻的动态收缩压和舒张压明显高于有孩子的夫妻。此外，我们还发现了父母身份和性别之间的显著交互作用，这表明有孩子的女性的血压最低，而没有孩子的女性的血压最高。
结论
这些发现表明，为人父母，特别是做母亲，可能对心脏有保护作用。
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