Masselam V S, Marcus R F, Stunkard C L
Enterprise School, Vienna, Virginia.
Adolescence. 1990 Fall;25(99):725-37.
This paper presents the results of a test of theoretical postulates proposed by Olson, Russell, and Sprenkle (1983) using a matched set of adolescents and their parents. One set of families (n = 40) consisted of adolescents who had been unsuccessful in public school and were attending alternative schools, while the other (n = 52) was a matched group of public school adolescents and their families. Results showed predicted differences in the direction of greater balanced functioning (i.e., optimal cohesion and adaptability) and more positive communication in the public school families. Public school families also perceived greater congruence between perceived and ideal family functioning. Congruence and differences between adolescent and parent perceptions, the importance of positive communication for optimal functioning, and implications for family treatment are discussed.
本文展示了一项对奥尔森、拉塞尔和斯普伦克尔（1983年）提出的理论假设进行检验的结果，该检验使用了一组匹配的青少年及其父母。一组家庭（n = 40）由在公立学校学业不成功且就读于替代学校的青少年组成，而另一组（n = 52）是公立学校青少年及其家庭的匹配组。结果显示，公立学校家庭在功能更平衡（即最佳凝聚力和适应性）以及沟通更积极方面呈现出预期的差异。公立学校家庭还认为实际的家庭功能与理想的家庭功能之间的一致性更高。文中讨论了青少年与父母认知之间的一致性和差异、积极沟通对最佳功能的重要性以及对家庭治疗的启示。
