School of Psychology, University of Sussex.
J Fam Psychol. 2018 Feb;32(1):151-156. doi: 10.1037/fam0000362.
Parenting sense of competence (PSOC) is a critical aspect of parental adjustment that may be undermined by children's disruptive behavior. Interparental relationships have been shown to shape how parents react and respond to their children's characteristics, but little is known about the role of parenting teamwork, known as 'coparenting.' We examined mothers' and fathers' perceptions of children's disruptive behavior and the quality of coparenting, as well as their interaction in association with PSOC. Mothers and fathers from 108 'intact' families participating in the Twins, Family, and Behavior (TFaB) Study reported on their children's disruptive behavior, coparenting and PSOC via postal questionnaire (Mchild age = 6 years, SDchild age = 6.12 months). Dyadic multilevel analyses revealed that higher levels of children's disruptive behavior related to lower levels of parents' PSOC and perceptions of higher-quality coparenting were associated with higher PSOC. Notably, and as hypothesized, there was a significant interaction between coparenting and children's disruptive behavior such that perceptions of high quality coparenting buffered PSOC from its negative association with children's disruptive behavior. High-quality coparenting is an important aspect of family functioning that may protect the PSOC of parents dealing with high levels of children's disruptive behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record
父母效能感（PSOC）是父母适应的一个关键方面，可能会受到孩子不良行为的影响。研究表明，夫妻关系会影响父母对孩子特征的反应和应对方式，但对于被称为“合作育儿”的育儿团队合作的作用知之甚少。我们研究了母亲和父亲对孩子不良行为以及合作育儿质量的看法，以及它们与 PSOC 的相互作用。来自双胞胎、家庭和行为（TFaB）研究的 108 个“完整”家庭的母亲和父亲通过邮寄问卷报告了他们孩子的不良行为、合作育儿和 PSOC（Mchild 年龄=6 岁，SDchild 年龄=6.12 个月）。二元多层分析显示，孩子的不良行为水平越高，父母的 PSOC 水平越低，对合作育儿质量的评价越高，与 PSOC 水平越高有关。值得注意的是，正如假设的那样，合作育儿和孩子不良行为之间存在显著的相互作用，即高质量的合作育儿感知可以缓冲 PSOC 与其与孩子不良行为的负面关联。高质量的合作育儿是家庭功能的一个重要方面，它可能保护父母在应对孩子不良行为时的 PSOC。
