VA CCMR/VA National SMITREC, University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Road, Building 14, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Oct;82(4):542-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01175.x.
Guided by a life course perspective, the current study examined whether emerging adults with and without mothers with affective disorders viewed their relationships with their mothers differently, and whether aspects of the emerging adult-mother relationship were associated with reports of caregiving for mothers. Reports from emerging adults with mothers with affective disorders (n = 46) were compared to reports from emerging adults with mothers without mental illness (n = 64). Results indicated that emerging adults with mothers with affective disorders reported significantly lower levels of affection, felt obligation, reciprocity, and future caregiving intentions, and significantly higher levels of role reversal in their relationships with their mothers. Reported current caregiving levels did not differ between emerging adults with and without mothers with affective disorders. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses generally indicated higher levels of felt obligation were associated with higher levels of caregiving, regardless of maternal mental health status. Results and future research directions are discussed from a life course perspective.
本研究以生命历程的视角，考察了患有和未患有情感障碍的成年早期个体对其与母亲关系的看法是否存在差异，以及成年早期-母亲关系的各个方面是否与对母亲的照料报告有关。患有情感障碍的母亲的成年早期个体（n=46）的报告与没有精神疾病的母亲的成年早期个体（n=64）的报告进行了比较。结果表明，患有情感障碍母亲的成年早期个体报告与母亲的关系中，亲情、义务感、互惠性和未来照料意愿明显较低，而角色转换明显较高。患有和未患有情感障碍母亲的成年早期个体报告的当前照料水平没有差异。分层多元回归分析一般表明，无论母亲的心理健康状况如何，较高的义务感水平与较高的照料水平相关。本文从生命历程的视角讨论了研究结果和未来的研究方向。
