Kuo Sally I-Chun, Wheeler Lorey A, Updegraff Kimberly A, McHale Susan M, Umaña-Taylor Adriana J, Perez-Brena Norma J
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284.
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583.
J Marriage Fam. 2017 Oct;79(5):1388-1403. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12411. Epub 2017 May 16.
This study investigated youth's modeling of and de-identification from parents in romantic relationships, using two phases of data from adolescent siblings, mothers, and fathers in 246 Mexican-origin families. Each parent reported his/her marital satisfaction and conflict, and youth reported on parent-adolescent warmth and conflict at Time 1. Youth's reports of modeling of and de-identification from their mothers and fathers and three romantic relationship outcomes were assessed at Time 2. Findings revealed that higher parental marital satisfaction, lower marital conflict, and higher warmth and lower conflict in parent-adolescent relationships were associated with more modeling and less de-identification from parents. Moreover, higher de-identification was linked to a greater likelihood of youth being involved in a romantic relationship and cohabitation, whereas more modeling was linked to a lower likelihood of cohabitation and older age of first sex. Discussion underscores the importance of assessing parental modeling and de-identification and understanding correlates of these processes.
本研究利用来自246个墨西哥裔家庭的青少年兄弟姐妹、母亲和父亲的两阶段数据，调查了青少年在恋爱关系中对父母的模仿及去认同情况。每位父母报告其婚姻满意度和冲突情况，青少年在时间1报告亲子间的温暖程度和冲突情况。在时间2评估青少年对父母的模仿及去认同报告，以及三种恋爱关系结果。研究结果显示，父母婚姻满意度较高、婚姻冲突较低、亲子关系中温暖程度较高且冲突较低，与更多对父母的模仿及更少对父母的去认同相关。此外，去认同程度较高与青少年卷入恋爱关系和同居的可能性更大有关，而更多的模仿则与同居可能性较低和首次性行为年龄较大有关。讨论强调了评估父母的模仿及去认同以及理解这些过程的相关因素的重要性。
