Shah Q, Sonuga-Barke E
Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK.
Br J Clin Psychol. 1995 Feb;34(1):79-81. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1995.tb01438.x.
The relationship between family structure and mental health was examined in a British Pakistani Muslim community. Mothers completed an inventory of psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety while a teacher rated their children's behavioural adjustment. Mothers living in extended families reported feeling more depressed and anxious than those in nuclear families; their children, however, were better adjusted. The significance and reasons for the different patterns of association between family structure and psychological well-being for mothers and children are discussed.
在一个英裔巴基斯坦穆斯林社区中，研究了家庭结构与心理健康之间的关系。母亲们完成了一份关于抑郁和焦虑心理症状的清单，同时一位教师对她们孩子的行为调适情况进行了评分。与核心家庭中的母亲相比，生活在大家庭中的母亲报告称感到更加抑郁和焦虑；然而，她们的孩子调适得更好。文中讨论了家庭结构与母亲和孩子心理健康之间不同关联模式的意义及原因。
