van Eldik Willemijn M, Prinzie Peter, Deković Maja, de Haan Amaranta D
Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Clinical Child & Family Studies, Utrecht University.
J Fam Psychol. 2017 Jun;31(4):420-430. doi: 10.1037/fam0000282. Epub 2017 Jan 5.
Ecological theories emphasize associations between children and elements within their family system, such as the marital relationship. Within a developmental perspective, we longitudinally examined (a) dynamic associations between marital stress and children's externalizing behavior, (b) mediation of these associations by parental sense of competence, and (c) the extent to which associations are similar for mothers and fathers. The sample consisted of 369 two-parent families (46.1% boys; Mage at Time 1 = 7.70 years; 368 mothers, 355 fathers). Marital stress related to having a child, children's externalizing behavior, and perceived parental competence were assessed three times across 8 years. Multigroup analyses were used to examine models for both parents simultaneously and test for similarity in associations across spouses. A bivariate latent growth model indicated positive associated change between marital stress and externalizing behavior, supporting the idea of codevelopment. The cross-lagged panel model revealed a reciprocal relation between marital stress and perceived parental competence across a time interval of 6 years. Additionally, two elicitation effects appeared during adolescence, showing that parents who reported higher externalizing problems in early adolescence reported more marital stress and a lower sense of competence two years later. Similar associations were found for mothers and fathers. Overall, this study indicates that marital stress and externalizing behavior codevelop over time and supports literature on developmental differences regarding interrelations between subsystems and individuals within the family system. (PsycINFO Database Record
生态理论强调儿童与其家庭系统中的要素之间的关联，比如婚姻关系。从发展的角度来看，我们进行了纵向研究：（a）婚姻压力与儿童外化行为之间的动态关联；（b）父母胜任感对这些关联的中介作用；（c）母亲和父亲的关联在多大程度上相似。样本包括369个双亲家庭（男孩占46.1%；首次测量时的平均年龄 = 7.70岁；368位母亲，355位父亲）。在8年的时间里，对与生育孩子相关的婚姻压力、儿童的外化行为以及感知到的父母胜任感进行了三次评估。采用多组分析同时检验父母双方的模型，并测试配偶间关联的相似性。一个双变量潜在增长模型表明婚姻压力与外化行为之间存在正向的关联变化，支持了共同发展的观点。交叉滞后面板模型揭示了在6年的时间间隔内婚姻压力与感知到的父母胜任感之间的相互关系。此外，在青春期出现了两种诱发效应，即报告在青春期早期有较高外化问题的父母在两年后报告了更多的婚姻压力和更低的胜任感。母亲和父亲的情况类似。总体而言，本研究表明婚姻压力和外化行为会随着时间共同发展，并支持了关于家庭系统中子系统与个体之间相互关系的发展差异的文献。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》
