Ruff Saralyn C, Durtschi Jared A, Day Randal D
University of San Francisco.
Kansas State University.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2018 Jul;44(3):527-542. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12265. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
This study examined associations between parents' relationship conflict and parent-adolescent triangulation, and changes in adolescents' perceptions of sibling affection and hostility. The goal was to learn whether conflict in parents' relationships spills over to siblings' relationships, or whether siblings compensate by becoming less hostile and more affectionate. Using a subsample (N = 400) from the Flourishing Families Project (FFP), we found a trend for mother-adolescent triangulation predicting an increase in sibling hostility across 2 years. Fathers' reports of relationship conflict were related to increased levels of initial sibling hostility, but predicted a marginal decrease in hostility over time. Findings support increased understanding of parenting dynamics associated with changes in sibling relationship quality, and have the potential to inform clinical practice.
本研究考察了父母关系冲突与亲子三角关系之间的关联，以及青少年对兄弟姐妹情感与敌意认知的变化。目的是了解父母关系中的冲突是否会蔓延至兄弟姐妹关系，或者兄弟姐妹是否会通过减少敌意、增加亲情来做出补偿。我们使用了“幸福家庭项目”（FFP）的一个子样本（N = 400），发现母亲与青少年的三角关系存在一种趋势，即预测在两年间兄弟姐妹间的敌意会增加。父亲报告的关系冲突与兄弟姐妹最初的敌意水平增加有关，但预测随着时间推移敌意会略有下降。研究结果有助于增进对与兄弟姐妹关系质量变化相关的养育动态的理解，并有可能为临床实践提供参考。
