Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Rockledge 1, Suite 8030, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7971, Bethesda, MD 20892-7971. USA,
Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Sep;50(1-2):89-100. doi: 10.1007/s10464-011-9479-1.
This prospective longitudinal study examines emotional relationships in 58 Appalachian mother-child dyads observed at home at 5 and 20 months. Between infancy and toddlerhood, 3 of 4 dimensions of dyadic emotional relationships were stable, and three remained continuous in their mean level. Increasing maternal age was associated with greater maternal sensitivity and structuring and with more responsive and involving children. Marital status and father presence in the home as well as maternal openness, parenting knowledge, investment, and satisfaction accounted for effects of maternal age on dyadic emotional relationships. This longitudinal process analysis provides unique insights into temporal dynamics of mother-child emotional relationships and their determinants in an underserved and underresearched US community. Implications for community-specific interventions are discussed.
本前瞻性纵向研究在家庭环境中观察了 58 对阿巴拉契亚山区母婴对,在婴儿期和幼儿期分别对其进行了 5 个月和 20 个月的随访。研究结果显示,母婴间 4 个维度的情感关系中有 3 个在随访期间保持稳定,3 个维度的情感关系平均值保持不变。母亲年龄越大,其敏感性和组织性越高,而孩子也表现出更强的反应性和参与性。婚姻状况、父亲是否在家以及母亲的开放性、育儿知识、投入度和满意度均能解释母亲年龄对母婴情感关系的影响。该纵向过程分析为特定社区干预措施提供了独特的见解,其揭示了美国欠发达和研究不足社区中母婴情感关系及其决定因素的时间动态。