Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Dallas.
J Fam Psychol. 2023 Jun;37(4):547-553. doi: 10.1037/fam0001074. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
Household chaos creates unpredictability and stress in families' lives compromising the quality of family interaction and communication. This study examined how mother and adolescent perceptions of daily household chaos relate to adolescent disclosure of information to mothers. We also explored indirect effects through mother and adolescent responsiveness. Participants included 109 mother-adolescent dyads who completed a 7-day diary study (adolescent age 14-18 years, 49% female, 38% White, 25% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% multiple/other ethnicities). Multilevel models revealed that on days when adolescents reported more household chaos than usual, they were more likely to disclose information to their mothers. On days when mothers and adolescents perceived more household chaos, they perceived their relationship partner as less responsive, and on days when mothers and adolescents perceived less responsiveness from their relationship partner, they reported less adolescent disclosure. There was a significant indirect effect among mothers' reports at the daily level, such that on days when mothers reported more household chaos than usual, they reported their adolescents as less responsive, and in turn, as disclosing less information to them. Averages across the week showed that mothers who reported higher average levels of household chaos compared to other families reported less adolescent disclosure. Mothers and adolescents who reported more household chaos compared to other families perceived their relationship partner as less responsive, and less adolescent responsiveness predicted less adolescent-reported and mother-reported adolescent disclosure on average compared to other families. Findings are discussed in terms of relational disengagement in chaotic home environments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
家庭混乱会给家庭生活带来不可预测性和压力，从而影响家庭互动和沟通的质量。本研究考察了母亲和青少年对日常家庭混乱的感知与青少年向母亲透露信息之间的关系。我们还探讨了通过母亲和青少年反应能力的间接影响。参与者包括 109 对母子，他们完成了一项为期 7 天的日记研究（青少年年龄为 14-18 岁，49%为女性，38%为白人，25%为亚洲人，17%为西班牙裔，7%为黑人，13%为多种/其他族裔）。多层次模型显示，当青少年报告比平时更多的家庭混乱时，他们更有可能向母亲透露信息。当母亲和青少年感知到更多的家庭混乱时，他们认为自己的关系伙伴反应能力较差，而当母亲和青少年感知到关系伙伴的反应能力较差时，他们报告的青少年披露信息较少。在母亲每日报告层面存在显著的间接效应，即当母亲报告比平时更多的家庭混乱时，他们报告青少年的反应能力较差，反过来，向他们透露的信息也较少。整个星期的平均水平显示，与其他家庭相比，报告家庭混乱程度较高的母亲报告的青少年披露信息较少。与其他家庭相比，报告家庭混乱程度较高的母亲和青少年认为自己的关系伙伴反应能力较差，而较少的青少年反应能力预示着与其他家庭相比，青少年报告和母亲报告的青少年披露信息较少。研究结果从混乱家庭环境中的关系脱离角度进行了讨论。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2023 APA，保留所有权利）。
