Vuchinich S, Wood B, Vuchinich R
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
Fam Process. 1994 Dec;33(4):409-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1994.00409.x.
This study tested the hypothesis that the mother-father coalition, parent-child coalitions, and parental warmth expressed toward the child are associated with family problem solving in families with a preadolescent child referred for treatment of behavior problems (n = 30), families with a child at-risk for conduct disorder (n = 68), and a sample of comparison families (n = 90). Referred and at-risk families displayed less effective problem solving. A regression analysis, which controlled for gender of the child, family structure, family income, marital satisfaction, and severity of child problems, showed that strong parental coalitions were linked to low levels of family problem solving in at-risk and referred families. Parent-child coalitions had little apparent impact while parental warmth was highly correlated with better family problem solving. The results may be interpreted as evidence for a tendency for parents in at-risk and referred families to "scapegoat" a preadolescent during family problem-solving sessions. This may undermine progress on family problem solutions and may complicate family-based prevention and treatment programs that use family problem-solving sessions.
在因行为问题前来接受治疗的有青春期前儿童的家庭（n = 30）、有品行障碍风险儿童的家庭（n = 68）以及一个对照家庭样本（n = 90）中，父母联盟、亲子联盟以及父母对孩子表达的温暖与家庭解决问题的能力相关。被转诊家庭和有风险家庭在解决问题方面表现得较差。一项回归分析控制了孩子的性别、家庭结构、家庭收入、婚姻满意度以及孩子问题的严重程度，结果显示，强大的父母联盟与有风险家庭和被转诊家庭中较低水平的家庭解决问题能力相关。亲子联盟几乎没有明显影响，而父母温暖与更好的家庭解决问题能力高度相关。这些结果可以解释为，有风险家庭和被转诊家庭的父母在家庭问题解决过程中有“将青春期前儿童当作替罪羊”的倾向。这可能会破坏家庭问题解决的进展，并可能使使用家庭问题解决环节的家庭预防和治疗计划复杂化。
