Frías-Armenta M, McCloskey L A
University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1998 Apr;26(2):129-39. doi: 10.1023/a:1022621922331.
This paper presents a structural model of the determinants of harsh parenting among Mexican mothers. One hundred five mothers (46 from the community; 59 referred to agencies for child maltreatment) were recruited from Sonora (Northern) Mexico and interviewed. In this model the use of physical punishment was explained by (1) authoritarian parenting style (mothers' beliefs concerning the effective use of physical punishment and mothers' lack of disciplinary skills) and (2) family dysfunction (a latent variable constructed from reports of interspousal violence and the parents' use of alcohol and drugs). In addition, the indirect effects of demographic and historical variables on harsh parenting was included. The findings show that the most important factor influencing the use of physical punishment in these families was authoritarian parenting style, exerting a significant direct effect on the mothers' reports of their use of harsh punishment. Family dysfunction had an indirect effect through parenting style. Some sociodemographic variables also indirectly influenced the use of beliefs maternal punishment It is concluded that cultural beliefs play a major role in parenting within the framework of Mexican family relations.
本文提出了一个关于墨西哥母亲严厉育儿决定因素的结构模型。从墨西哥索诺拉州（北部）招募了105名母亲（46名来自社区；59名被转介到处理儿童虐待问题的机构）并进行访谈。在这个模型中，体罚的使用可以通过以下因素来解释：（1）专制的育儿方式（母亲对有效使用体罚的信念以及母亲缺乏纪律技巧）和（2）家庭功能失调（一个由配偶间暴力报告以及父母使用酒精和毒品构建的潜在变量）。此外，还纳入了人口统计学和历史变量对严厉育儿的间接影响。研究结果表明，影响这些家庭中体罚使用的最重要因素是专制的育儿方式，对母亲关于其使用严厉惩罚的报告产生了显著的直接影响。家庭功能失调通过育儿方式产生间接影响。一些社会人口统计学变量也间接影响了母亲对惩罚的信念。得出的结论是，文化信念在墨西哥家庭关系框架内的育儿中起着重要作用。
