Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2011 Aug;39(6):791-804. doi: 10.1007/s10802-011-9496-4.
Building upon previous evidence for the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviors, this research assessed and compared three models seeking to explain links between fathers' antisocial behaviors and children's behavior problems. A representative sample of children from low-income families (N=261) was followed from age 3 through age 9. Lagged OLS regression models assessed both short-term (1½ years) and longer-term (5½ years) prospective links between fathers' antisocial behaviors and children's behavior problems. Results supported a direct effects model: fathers' antisocial behaviors predicted growth in children's externalizing and internalizing behavior problems, with links stronger among resident-father families. Limited evidence of indirect effects emerged, with links between fathers' antisocial behaviors and children's behavior problems only slightly attenuated controlling for related risk factors and for parenting quality, showing limited evidence of mediation. A new interactive model was proposed and supported, with high levels of harsh discipline exacerbating negative links between fathers' antisocial behaviors and children's internalizing problems. Results suggest caution in policies and programs which seek to universally increase marriage or father involvement without attention to fathers' behaviors.
基于先前关于反社会行为代际传递的证据，本研究评估并比较了三个试图解释父亲的反社会行为与儿童行为问题之间联系的模型。从儿童 3 岁到 9 岁，对来自低收入家庭的具有代表性的儿童样本（N=261）进行了追踪研究。滞后 OLS 回归模型评估了父亲的反社会行为与儿童行为问题之间的短期（1 年半）和长期（5 年半）前瞻性联系。结果支持直接效应模型：父亲的反社会行为预测了儿童外化和内化行为问题的增长，在有常住父亲的家庭中，这种联系更强。间接效应的证据有限，仅在控制了相关风险因素和育儿质量后，父亲的反社会行为与儿童行为问题之间的联系才略有减弱，表明中介作用的证据有限。提出并支持了一个新的交互模型，高强度的严厉纪律加剧了父亲的反社会行为与儿童内化问题之间的负面联系。研究结果表明，在不关注父亲行为的情况下，普遍增加婚姻或父亲参与的政策和计划应谨慎实施。
