Iturralde Esti, Margolin Gayla, Spies Shapiro Lauren A
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California.
J Res Adolesc. 2013 Dec 1;23(4). doi: 10.1111/jora.12020.
This study investigated links between interparental conflict appraisals (specifically threat and self-blame), sibling relationship quality (positive and negative dimensions), and anxiety in sibling pairs comprised of an adolescent and a younger sibling close in age. Sibling relationship quality was measured through behavioral observation. Links between self-blame and anxiety were moderated by sibling relationship quality. In older siblings, positive behavior with a sibling was associated with an attenuated relation between self-blame and anxiety. A paradoxical moderating effect was found for negative interactions; for both younger and older siblings, a relation between self-blame and anxiety was weakened in the presence of sibling negativity. Results offered support for theorized benefits of sibling relationship quality in helping early adolescents adjust to conflict between parents.
本研究调查了由一名青少年和一名年龄相近的弟弟妹妹组成的兄弟姐妹对中,父母间冲突评估(具体为威胁和自责)、兄弟姐妹关系质量(积极和消极维度)与焦虑之间的联系。通过行为观察来衡量兄弟姐妹关系质量。自责与焦虑之间的联系受到兄弟姐妹关系质量的调节。在年长的兄弟姐妹中,与兄弟姐妹的积极行为与自责和焦虑之间的关系减弱有关。对于消极互动,发现了一种矛盾的调节效应;对于年幼和年长的兄弟姐妹来说,在存在兄弟姐妹消极情绪的情况下,自责与焦虑之间的关系都会减弱。研究结果为兄弟姐妹关系质量在帮助青少年早期适应父母冲突方面的理论益处提供了支持。