Cook Emily C, Wilkinson Kristen, Stroud Laura R
Rhode Island College, United States.
Rhode Island College, United States.
Physiol Behav. 2018 May 15;189:40-49. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.049. Epub 2018 Feb 28.
Developing autonomy is an important developmental task that has implications for adolescent adjustment and may be impacted by adolescents' response to stress. This study examined whether stress reactivity (i.e., cortisol and heart rate reactivity) to a parent-adolescent conflict interaction moderates the effect of autonomy on adjustment assessed one year later in 100 adolescents (M age = 15.09; 68% girls). Multiple group models suggested that youth who evidenced higher stress reactivity when compared to those with lower stress reactivity were more likely to report decreased externalizing problems and internalizing problems when their parents granted more autonomy. In contrast, youth who evidenced higher stress reactivity who experienced undermining of autonomy were more likely to report increased externalizing and internalizing problems than youth who evidenced lower stress reactivity. Results support biological sensitivity to context theory and highlight the importance of considering individual differences in the effect of developmental milestones on adolescents' adjustment.
发展自主性是一项重要的发展任务，它对青少年的适应有影响，并且可能受到青少年对压力反应的影响。本研究调查了100名青少年（平均年龄=15.09岁；68%为女孩）对亲子冲突互动的应激反应性（即皮质醇和心率反应性）是否会调节自主性对一年后评估的适应的影响。多组模型表明，与应激反应性较低的青少年相比，应激反应性较高的青少年在父母给予更多自主性时，更有可能报告外化问题和内化问题减少。相反，自主性受到破坏时应激反应性较高的青少年比应激反应性较低的青少年更有可能报告外化和内化问题增加。研究结果支持了情境的生物敏感性理论，并强调了在发展里程碑对青少年适应的影响中考虑个体差异的重要性。
