Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, 52900 Ramat Gan, Israel.
J Youth Adolesc. 2012 May;41(5):593-606. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9748-9. Epub 2012 Feb 29.
This study examined the links between parental divorce, quality of maternal parenting, spousal relationships and middle adolescent romantic competence in 80 mother-adolescent daughter pairs (40 divorced). Mothers were asked to describe their attitudes and behaviors with regard to their daughters' romantic behavior. In addition, mothers were interviewed about their own romantic experiences when they were at the age of their daughters. Adolescent girls (mean age = 16.98 years; range 16-18) were administered a comprehensive interview about romantic competence. Findings indicated that adolescent girls from divorced families showed lower levels of romantic competence, which were expressed in their behavior, attitudes toward relationships and skill in handling those relationships. Divorce was found to have had an adverse effect on girls' romantic competence, whereas continued adaptive parenting and spousal relationships alleviated the effect of divorce. Mothers' coherent representation of their own adolescent romantic experiences also alleviated the effect of divorce on daughters' romantic behavior. Results show the important role of family relationships in fostering romantic competence among adolescent girls.
本研究考察了父母离婚、母亲育儿质量、夫妻关系以及 80 对母女（40 对离异）中青少年中期浪漫能力之间的联系。母亲被要求描述她们对女儿恋爱行为的态度和行为。此外，母亲还被问及自己在女儿年龄时的浪漫经历。青少年女孩（平均年龄=16.98 岁；范围 16-18 岁）接受了关于浪漫能力的综合访谈。研究结果表明，来自离异家庭的青少年女孩表现出较低的浪漫能力，这表现在她们的行为、对人际关系的态度和处理人际关系的技巧上。研究发现，离婚对女孩的浪漫能力产生了不利影响，而持续的适应性育儿和夫妻关系减轻了离婚的影响。母亲对自己青少年时期浪漫经历的一致描述也减轻了离婚对女儿恋爱行为的影响。研究结果表明，家庭关系在培养青少年女孩的浪漫能力方面起着重要作用。
