Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
J Fam Psychol. 2018 Dec;32(8):1130-1141. doi: 10.1037/fam0000442. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
Stepfamilies experience unique dynamics, with implications for family functioning and youth well-being. Emerging research is incorporating a holistic perspective whereby stepfamily dynamics are viewed more comprehensively, and constellations of stepfamily relationship quality are identified. In the current study, we examined short-term and long-term associations between latent patterns of stepfamily relationships (including the quality of mother-child, stepfather-child, nonresident father-child, and stepcouple dyads) and youth adjustment (i.e., depression, delinquency, self-esteem) across three stages of youth development: adolescence, emerging adulthood, and young adulthood. Using a representative sample of adolescents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Harris et al., 2009), results from longitudinal structural equation models and latent-growth curve models indicated that youth adjustment over time is optimized among youth in a residence-centered (i.e., high-quality relationships among mother-child, stepfather-child, and stepcouple dyads) or inclusive (i.e., high-quality relationships across all dyads, including the nonresident father) pattern, as compared with youth in an unhappy-couple (i.e., low-quality stepcouple relationship) or parent-child disconnection (i.e., low-quality relationships between youth and each parental figure) pattern. The results point to many similarities between male and female youth in terms of adjustment responses to patterns of stepfamily relationships, although some differences became apparent. In the context of stepfamily relationships marked by low-quality relationships, male youth might exhibit greater initial levels of externalizing problems than female youth, whereas female youth might exhibit greater initial levels of internalizing problems than male youth. Implications for future research and intervention and prevention efforts are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
继亲家庭经历着独特的动态变化，这对家庭功能和青少年的幸福有着影响。新出现的研究采用了整体视角，更全面地看待继亲家庭动态，确定继亲关系质量的星丛。在当前的研究中，我们考察了继亲关系的潜在模式（包括母子、继父-继子、非居住父亲-子和继父母关系的质量）与青少年发展的三个阶段（青春期、成年早期和青年期）中青少年调整（即抑郁、犯罪、自尊）之间的短期和长期关联。利用青少年纵向研究（Harris 等人，2009）的代表性青少年样本，纵向结构方程模型和潜在增长曲线模型的结果表明，与居住中心（即母子、继父-继子和继父母关系质量高）或包容（即所有关系质量高，包括非居住父亲）模式的青少年相比，随着时间的推移，处于不幸福的夫妻（即继父母关系质量低）或父母子女分离（即青少年与每个父母形象之间的关系质量低）模式的青少年的调整效果更好。研究结果表明，在继亲关系模式对青少年调整的反应方面，男性和女性青少年之间存在许多相似之处，尽管有些差异变得明显。在继亲关系质量低的情况下，男性青少年可能表现出更大的初始外化问题水平，而女性青少年可能表现出更大的初始内化问题水平。讨论了对未来研究和干预及预防工作的影响。（PsycINFO 数据库记录（c）2018 APA，保留所有权利）。
