Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2011;40(1):100-10. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533410.
Parental locus of control refers to parents' perceived power and efficacy in child-rearing situations. This study explored parental locus of control and its correlates in 160 mothers of children ages 8 to 14 cross-sectionally and 1 year later. Maternal depression, maternal expressed emotion, and child internalizing and externalizing behavior were examined, along with a number of sociodemographic factors. Cross-sectional analyses indicated that external parental locus of control was associated with child externalizing behavior, maternal depression, less maternal education, lower income, and older maternal age. Longitudinal analyses showed that child age and externalizing behavior also predicted increases in external parental locus of control 1 year later. Finally, lower income and less parental perceived control predicted increases in child externalizing behavior over time.
父母控制源是指父母在育儿情境中感知到的力量和效能。本研究采用横断面和一年后的纵向研究方法，调查了 160 名 8 至 14 岁儿童的母亲的父母控制源及其相关因素。研究考察了母亲抑郁、母亲表达情绪、儿童内外向行为以及一些社会人口学因素。横断面分析表明，父母外控与儿童外向行为、母亲抑郁、母亲教育程度较低、收入较低和母亲年龄较大有关。纵向分析表明，儿童年龄和外向行为也预测了一年后父母外控的增加。最后，较低的收入和较少的父母感知控制预示着儿童外向行为随时间的增加。
