Brajša-Žganec Andreja, Džida Marija, Kućar Maja
Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Children (Basel). 2024 Apr 7;11(4):442. doi: 10.3390/children11040442.
According to the Theory of Change, the resilience of the family unit plays a crucial role in shaping the developmental trajectory of children. Families exhibiting higher levels of family resilience are typically characterized by transparent and effective communication, optimistic outlooks on adversity, adept problem-solving skills, strong spiritual beliefs, and effective management of social and financial resources. While existing research has indicated that parental and familial characteristics can predict diverse outcomes for children, investigations concerning the association between family resilience and children's subjective well-being remains limited. Therefore, this study aims to examine whether different dimensions of family resilience can predict changes in children's subjective well-being, tested one year later. The sample includes 762 child-mother-father triads (intact families). Children aged 9-13 years (48% boys, age = 11.04, SD = 1.16) assessed their life satisfaction, positive and negative affect in two study waves, while mothers and fathers assessed family resilience in the first wave. A dyadic data common fate model was employed to create latent variables representing family resilience. Three latent variables were: family problem-solving, family spirituality, and utilization of social and economic resources. Findings from the structural equation model indicated a positive association between higher levels of family problem-solving and increased children's life satisfaction, alongside a negative relationship between higher family spirituality and negative affect. Parental assessments of social and economic resources utilization were not uniquely related to children's life satisfaction, positive, or negative affect.
根据变革理论,家庭单元的复原力在塑造儿童的发展轨迹中起着至关重要的作用。表现出较高家庭复原力水平的家庭通常具有透明且有效的沟通、对逆境的乐观态度、娴熟的问题解决能力、坚定的精神信仰以及对社会和财务资源的有效管理等特征。虽然现有研究表明父母及家庭特征可以预测儿童的不同结果,但关于家庭复原力与儿童主观幸福感之间关联的调查仍然有限。因此,本研究旨在检验家庭复原力的不同维度是否能够预测一年后测试的儿童主观幸福感的变化。样本包括762个儿童-母亲-父亲三元组(完整家庭)。9至13岁的儿童(48%为男孩,年龄 = 11.04,标准差 = 1.16)在两个研究阶段评估了他们的生活满意度、积极和消极情绪,而母亲和父亲在第一阶段评估了家庭复原力。采用二元数据共同命运模型来创建代表家庭复原力 的潜在变量。三个潜在变量分别为:家庭问题解决能力、家庭精神信仰以及社会和经济资源的利用。结构方程模型的结果表明,较高水平的家庭问题解决能力与儿童生活满意度的提高呈正相关,而较高的家庭精神信仰与消极情绪呈负相关。父母对社会和经济资源利用的评估与儿童的生活满意度、积极或消极情绪并无独特关联。