Zhang Xiaoyan, Krishnakumar Ambika, Narine Lutchmie
Department of Human Development and Family Science.
Department of Public Health.
J Fam Psychol. 2020 Dec;34(8):960-968. doi: 10.1037/fam0000670. Epub 2020 May 14.
Using data from the 2014 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), a nationally representative survey, we examined the direct and indirect effects of family economic hardship on children's outcomes using the family stress model (FSM). Multitrait-multimethod data were from a sample of 777 two-parent families. Data from both parents and one of their school-age children ( = 11.36) were used to test the proposed conceptual model using structural equation modeling conducted in Mplus 8. The results indicate partial support for the FSM in the Chinese context and show variations in the pathways for rural and urban families. The mediating role of economic pressure and parental distress in the association between family economic hardship and child emotional distress was supported. The findings have implications for the development of intervention programs and for future studies on the association between family economic hardship and child emotional distress and child self-concept in the Chinese context. The study findings suggest that clinical and policy endeavors should be directed at alleviating the effects of economic pressure and targeting efforts toward reducing parental emotional distress. These attempts could be valuable in advancing child outcomes in the face of family economic hardship. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
利用具有全国代表性的调查——中国家庭追踪调查（CFPS）2014年的数据，我们运用家庭压力模型（FSM）检验了家庭经济困难对儿童发展结果的直接和间接影响。多特质多方法数据来自777个双亲家庭的样本。来自父母双方及其一名学龄儿童（平均年龄=11.36岁）的数据，用于在Mplus 8中进行结构方程建模，以检验所提出的概念模型。结果表明，在中国背景下，家庭压力模型得到了部分支持，且农村和城市家庭的影响路径存在差异。经济压力和父母困扰在家庭经济困难与儿童情绪困扰之间的关联中所起的中介作用得到了支持。这些发现对干预项目的开展以及未来关于中国背景下家庭经济困难与儿童情绪困扰及儿童自我概念之间关联的研究具有启示意义。研究结果表明，临床和政策方面的努力应致力于减轻经济压力的影响，并针对减少父母的情绪困扰。面对家庭经济困难，这些举措对于促进儿童发展结果可能具有重要价值。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》（c）2020美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
