Lippold Melissa A, Jenkins Melissa, Ehrlich Katherine B, Lee Soomi, Almeida David M
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
The University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Commun Psychol. 2024 Jun 7;2(1):55. doi: 10.1038/s44271-024-00107-3.
The experiences of family members are intertwined and the stressors of one family member may crossover to affect the wellbeing of others in the family as well. Prior studies have established that the stress experienced by one marital spouse can affect the wellbeing of their spouse and that parent stress can affect their children's wellbeing. This study used daily diary data from 318 parent-youth dyads (Mean age parent = 41.34, adolescent = 13.18) to examine whether youth daily stressors (i.e., interpersonal conflicts and demands), were associated with parent wellbeing and cortisol levels. Parents report more negative affect, more physical symptoms (i.e., headaches/fatigue/stomach problems), and exhibit higher bedtime cortisol levels on days when youth experience stressors. These effects were consistent across different types of youth stressors, including parent, family, and non-family stressors. Youth stress may have important implications for parent wellbeing.
家庭成员的经历相互交织,一个家庭成员所面临的压力源也可能会影响到家庭中其他成员的幸福。先前的研究已经证实,婚姻中一方配偶所经历的压力会影响其配偶的幸福,而父母的压力会影响子女的幸福。本研究使用了来自318对亲子二元组(父母平均年龄=41.34岁,青少年平均年龄=13.18岁)的每日日记数据,以检验青少年的日常压力源(即人际冲突和需求)是否与父母的幸福及皮质醇水平相关。当青少年经历压力源时,父母报告有更多的负面情绪、更多的身体症状(如头痛/疲劳/胃部问题),并且就寝时的皮质醇水平更高。这些影响在不同类型的青少年压力源中都是一致的,包括来自父母、家庭和非家庭的压力源。青少年压力可能对父母的幸福有重要影响。