The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Binghamton University- State University of New York, Binghamton, NY.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Sep;37(17-18):NP15944-NP15969. doi: 10.1177/08862605211021977. Epub 2021 Jun 9.
Despite ample evidence supporting the positive and important role fathers play in youth well-being, currently little is known about the potential buffering effects of positive father-child relationships on adolescent behavioral functioning, especially within the context of child maltreatment. Clarifying whether positive parent-child relationships are helpful in the presence of maltreatment perpetrated by the same or another parent is critical for designing and implementing successful family-based interventions for positive youth development. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the unique and combined effects of the perpetrator of child maltreatment (i.e., maltreatment perpetrated by fathers versus mothers alone) and father-child relationship quality on adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems. A series of Ordinary Least Squares multiple regressions were conducted on a sample of 14-year-old high-risk youth ( = 661) drawn from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. The results indicated that both father-perpetrated maltreatment and mother-alone maltreatment were associated with higher levels of internalizing and externalizing problems. Higher quality of father-child relationships was associated with lower levels of internalizing but was not significantly associated with externalizing problems. Higher quality father-child relationships had a buffering impact against adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems when adolescents were maltreated by mothers alone. The findings suggest that policy and practical efforts seeking to build resilience of youth should strive to nurture and leverage positive, non-maltreating father-child relationships. Such efforts may support the positive development of adolescents, even in the face of mother-perpetrated maltreatment.
尽管有大量证据表明父亲在青少年福祉中扮演着积极而重要的角色，但目前对于积极的亲子关系在青少年行为功能方面的潜在缓冲作用知之甚少，尤其是在儿童虐待的背景下。明确积极的亲子关系在遭受同一或其他父母的虐待时是否有帮助，对于设计和实施成功的以家庭为基础的积极青年发展干预措施至关重要。因此，本研究旨在调查儿童虐待行为的施虐者（即父亲或母亲单独实施的虐待）和亲子关系质量对青少年内化和外化问题的独特和综合影响。对来自虐待和忽视纵向研究的 14 岁高风险青少年（n = 661）样本进行了一系列普通最小二乘多元回归分析。结果表明，父亲实施的虐待和母亲单独实施的虐待都与更高水平的内化和外化问题相关。更高质量的亲子关系与较低水平的内化问题相关，但与外化问题没有显著关联。当青少年受到母亲单独虐待时，更高质量的亲子关系对青少年的内化和外化问题具有缓冲作用。研究结果表明，旨在培养青少年适应力的政策和实践努力应该努力培养和利用积极的、非虐待性的亲子关系。这些努力可能会支持青少年的积极发展，即使在面对母亲实施的虐待时也是如此。
