Wu Qiong, Slesnick Natasha, Murnan Aaron
The Ohio State University.
Infant Ment Health J. 2018 Jul;39(4):423-431. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21717. Epub 2018 Jun 14.
This article tested a model of parenting stress as a mediator between maternal depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, and child behavior problems using a sample of homeless, substance-abusing mothers. Participants were 119 homeless mothers (ages 18-24 years) and their young children (ages 0-6 years). Mothers responded to questions about their depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, parenting stress, and child behavior problems. A path analysis showed that maternal depressive symptoms were positively associated with child behavior problems through increased parenting stress whereas maternal cognitive reappraisal was negatively associated with child behavior problems through decreased parenting stress. Moreover, maternal expressive suppression was negatively related to child externalizing problems. Findings support the parenting stress theory and highlight maternal parenting stress as a mechanism associated with homeless children's mental health risk. This study has significant implications for understanding the parenting processes underlying child's resilience in the context of homelessness and maternal substance use.
本文以无家可归、滥用药物的母亲为样本，检验了一个育儿压力模型，该模型作为母亲抑郁症状、情绪调节和儿童行为问题之间的中介变量。参与者为119名无家可归的母亲（年龄在18至24岁之间）及其年幼子女（年龄在0至6岁之间）。母亲们回答了有关她们的抑郁症状、情绪调节、育儿压力和儿童行为问题的问题。路径分析表明，母亲的抑郁症状通过增加育儿压力与儿童行为问题呈正相关，而母亲的认知重评通过降低育儿压力与儿童行为问题呈负相关。此外，母亲的表达抑制与儿童外化问题呈负相关。研究结果支持育儿压力理论，并强调母亲的育儿压力是与无家可归儿童心理健康风险相关的一种机制。这项研究对于理解在无家可归和母亲药物使用背景下儿童恢复力背后的育儿过程具有重要意义。
