Goodrum Nada M, Jones Deborah J, Kincaid Carlye Y, Cuellar Jessica
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Justin M. Parent, University of Vermont.
Couple Family Psychol. 2012 Dec;1(4):294-305. doi: 10.1037/a0029421.
African American youth, particularly those from single mother homes, are more likely to evidence externalizing problems than European American youth and youth from two parent homes; however, relatively little empirical attention has been devoted to identifying the contextual variables associated with externalizing problems this at-risk group. Accordingly, this study examined the family as a context for youth externalizing problems among 194 African American single mother-youth dyads. Findings demonstrated that higher levels of mother-coparent conflict were associated directly, as well as indirectly via compromises in coparent (but not maternal) warmth, with youth externalizing problems. The spillover from mother-coparent conflict to coparent warmth to child externalizing problems did not vary depending upon family income. Findings suggest that prevention and intervention programs targeting African American youth from single mother homes may be strengthened with greater attention to variability in family processes, as well as a more sensitive assessment of which adults are centrally involved in childrearing.
非裔美国青少年，尤其是那些来自单亲家庭的青少年，比欧美裔青少年以及来自双亲家庭的青少年更有可能出现外化问题；然而，相对较少的实证研究关注于确定与这个高危群体的外化问题相关的背景变量。因此，本研究以194对非裔美国单身母亲-青少年二元组为研究对象，考察了家庭作为青少年外化问题的背景情况。研究结果表明，较高水平的母亲-共同养育者冲突与青少年外化问题直接相关，并且通过共同养育者（而非母亲）温暖程度的降低间接相关。母亲-共同养育者冲突对共同养育者温暖程度以及孩子外化问题的溢出效应并不因家庭收入而有所不同。研究结果表明，针对来自单亲家庭的非裔美国青少年的预防和干预项目，若能更加关注家庭过程的变异性，以及对哪些成年人在育儿中起核心作用进行更敏感的评估，可能会得到加强。
