Wilford B, Andrews C
Matern Child Nurs J. 1986 Fall;15(3):171-85.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of sibling preparation classes on the behavior of firstborn children following the birth of the family's second child. The maternal perceptions of the preschool child behaviors of two groups of mothers, one group of 17 mothers whose children attended sibling preparation classes and one group of 16 mothers whose children did not attend classes, were determined prior to and after the birth of the second child using the Maternal Perception of Preschool Child Behavior (Knicely, 1981). It was hypothesized that prenatal perceptions of child behavior would differ from postnatal perceptions for both groups. No significant difference between the two groups was found. Although the value of the classes may not have been clearly supported by the study, there are theoretical indications that the classes are valuable. Further study needs to be done on the effectiveness of sibling preparation classes. Several aspects of this research can be strengthened and the research repeated. Implications for further research are indicated.
本研究的目的是评估手足准备课程对家庭中第二个孩子出生后第一个孩子行为的影响。使用《学前儿童行为的母亲认知量表》（Knicely，1981），在第二个孩子出生前后，分别对两组母亲关于学前儿童行为的母亲认知进行了测定，其中一组是17位孩子参加了手足准备课程的母亲，另一组是16位孩子未参加课程的母亲。研究假设是两组的产前儿童行为认知与产后认知会有所不同。但未发现两组之间存在显著差异。尽管该研究可能并未明确支持这些课程的价值，但有理论迹象表明这些课程是有价值的。需要对手足准备课程的有效性做进一步研究。本研究的几个方面可以得到加强并重复进行该研究。文中指出了进一步研究的意义。
