Wang Hui, Zhang Yutong, Hale Molly Elizabeth, Liu Sihan, Xu Jianjie, Zhu Chenxi, Suveg Cynthia, Han Zhuo Rachel
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, China.
Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
J Youth Adolesc. 2024 Jun;53(6):1415-1427. doi: 10.1007/s10964-024-01962-3. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
Conflict in peer and family relationships becomes more common in the adolescent period when compared to previous developmental periods. These typical developmental challenges can be exacerbated in the context of poor emotion regulation skills. Using daily diary data, the current study examined the stress spillover effects of peer and family stress on one another, as well as the moderating role of emotion regulation challenges (i.e., emotional inhibition, dysregulation). A sample of 310 Chinese adolescents (M = 13.02 years, SD = 0.76 years, 50.7% boys) completed an initial measure of emotion regulation difficulties, then reported on peer and family stress for 10 consecutive weekdays. Results indicated that there was an overall same-day peer stress spillover effect in which adolescents' peer stress on a given day was negatively associated with later conflictual interactions with their parents. Further, the relation between peer stress and same- and next-day family stress was exacerbated in the context of high levels of emotional inhibition. Family stress did not significantly relate to next-day peer stress, nor was this association moderated by difficulties with emotion regulation. These results highlight the temporal sequence of daily peer-to-family stress spillover. Though emotional inhibition may be culturally adaptive for maintaining interpersonal harmony, it can be maladaptive in managing stress for Chinese adolescents.
与之前的发育阶段相比，同伴关系和家庭关系中的冲突在青少年时期变得更加普遍。在情绪调节技能较差的情况下，这些典型的发育挑战可能会加剧。本研究使用日常日记数据，考察了同伴压力和家庭压力之间的压力溢出效应，以及情绪调节挑战（即情绪抑制、调节障碍）的调节作用。310名中国青少年（M = 13.02岁，SD = 0.76岁，50.7%为男孩）的样本完成了一项情绪调节困难的初始测量，然后连续10个工作日报告同伴压力和家庭压力。结果表明，存在一种总体的当日同伴压力溢出效应，即青少年在某一天的同伴压力与后来与父母的冲突互动呈负相关。此外，在情绪抑制水平较高的情况下，同伴压力与当日和次日家庭压力之间的关系会加剧。家庭压力与次日同伴压力没有显著关系，这种关联也不受情绪调节困难的调节。这些结果突出了日常同伴到家庭压力溢出的时间顺序。虽然情绪抑制在文化上可能有助于维持人际和谐，但对中国青少年来说，在管理压力方面可能是适应不良的。
