Mason C A, Cauce A M, Gonzales N, Hiraga Y
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, FL 33124, USA.
Child Dev. 1996 Oct;67(5):2115-30.
This study examined whether maternal control protects African American adolescents from the negative influence of problem peers. Two forms of control were examined, behavioral control and psychological control. It was hypothesized that there would be a curvilinear relation between control and adolescent problem behavior, with the strength of the relationship and the amount of control optimal for adolescent development varying by the level of peer problem behavior. In general, data supported this model, particularly in regard to behavioral control, where the predicted curvilinear interaction occurred even after controlling for initial levels of problem behavior. The predicted curvilinear interaction between psychological control and peer problem behavior was statistically significant if initial levels of problem behavior were not controlled for but was not significant after controlling for initial problem behavior. These findings suggest that high-quality parenting can play a modest but critical role in the face of environmental adversity.
本研究考察了母亲的控制是否能保护非裔美国青少年免受问题同伴的负面影响。研究考察了两种控制形式，即行为控制和心理控制。研究假设，控制与青少年问题行为之间存在曲线关系，这种关系的强度以及对青少年发展最适宜的控制量会因同伴问题行为的程度而有所不同。总体而言，数据支持了这一模型，尤其是在行为控制方面，即使在控制了问题行为的初始水平之后，仍出现了预测的曲线交互作用。如果不控制问题行为的初始水平，心理控制与同伴问题行为之间预测的曲线交互作用具有统计学意义，但在控制了初始问题行为之后则不显著。这些发现表明，在面对环境逆境时，高质量的养育方式可以发挥适度但关键的作用。
