Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Dev Psychol. 2012 Nov;48(6):1529-39. doi: 10.1037/a0027815. Epub 2012 Apr 9.
The purpose of the present study was to examine longitudinal associations among maternal responsiveness, self-regulation, and behavioral adjustment in adolescents. The authors used structural equation modeling to test a model that demonstrates that the effects of early cumulative risk on behavioral problems is mediated by maternal responsiveness and self-regulation. Furthermore, the authors examine the contributions of cumulative risk and maternal responsiveness on children's self-regulatory abilities. The study uses a 3-wave longitudinal design with multiple measures of risk and self-regulation from multiple observers. Data were collected from adolescents (N = 265, male = 140) and their parents at age 9, 13, and 17. Results suggest that the mediation hypothesis held true for externalizing, but not internalizing problems. Furthermore, cumulative risk and maternal responsiveness contributed uniquely to children's self-regulation abilities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).
本研究旨在探讨青少年时期母亲反应能力、自我调节能力和行为调节之间的纵向关联。作者采用结构方程模型来检验一个模型，该模型表明早期累积风险对行为问题的影响是通过母亲反应能力和自我调节能力来中介的。此外，作者还考察了累积风险和母亲反应能力对儿童自我调节能力的贡献。该研究采用了 3 波纵向设计，从多个观察者那里获得了多个风险和自我调节的测量。数据来自青少年（N=265，男性=140）及其父母，在 9 岁、13 岁和 17 岁时进行了测量。结果表明，中介假设在外显问题上成立，但在内隐问题上不成立。此外，累积风险和母亲反应能力对儿童的自我调节能力有独特的贡献。
