Charles Pajarita, Gorman-Smith Deborah, Schoeny Michael, Sudec Laura, Tolan Patrick, Henry David
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University of Chicago.
J Soc Social Work Res. 2018 Spring;9(1):131-157. doi: 10.1086/695386. Epub 2018 Jan 22.
Research indicates that fathers' criminal behavior can be problematic for children through multiple pathways, yet few studies have examined the effect of fathers' kinship networks in this process. This study examines the association between fathers' criminal behavior and involvement with their children and the extent to which a father's relationships with individuals in his extended family network moderate this association.
Hierarchical linear modeling was used to predict fathers' involvement using data from a longitudinal intergenerational study of 335 children and 149 low-income, minority fathers. Measures included 8 father-involvement outcomes, a measure of fathers' criminal behavior, and 2 moderator variables.
High-quality relationships between fathers and their male relatives moderated the negative effect of criminal behavior on measures of fathers' involvement. Criminal behavior was only associated with decreasing levels of father involvement when fathers had low-quality relationships with male relatives.
Strong and affirmative relationships-with male relatives specifically-may attenuate the adverse effects of antisocial and criminal behavior on fathers' involvement in at-risk families. Implications for tailoring practice to improve relationships between fathers and male relatives and to enhance fathers' prosocial involvement are noted.
研究表明，父亲的犯罪行为可通过多种途径对子女产生问题，但很少有研究考察父亲的亲属网络在此过程中的影响。本研究考察了父亲的犯罪行为与他们对子女的参与度之间的关联，以及父亲与大家庭网络中个体的关系在多大程度上调节了这种关联。
使用来自一项对335名儿童和149名低收入少数族裔父亲的纵向代际研究的数据，采用分层线性模型来预测父亲的参与度。测量指标包括8项父亲参与度结果、一项父亲犯罪行为的测量指标以及2个调节变量。
父亲与其男性亲属之间的高质量关系缓和了犯罪行为对父亲参与度测量指标的负面影响。只有当父亲与男性亲属关系质量较低时，犯罪行为才与父亲参与度的降低有关。
特别是与男性亲属之间的牢固且积极的关系，可能会减轻反社会和犯罪行为对处于危险家庭中父亲参与度的不利影响。文中指出了调整实践以改善父亲与男性亲属之间的关系并增强父亲亲社会参与度的意义。
