父母教养压力与儿童内化问题行为的关系:父母体罚的中介作用

Parental Parenting Stress and Internalizing Problem Behavior in Children: Mediating of Corporal Punishment

目的:探讨父母体罚在父母教养压力与儿童内化问题行为之间的中介作用。方法:采用中文版的父母教养压力问卷、亲子冲突解决策略量表和儿童行为核查表对311名学前儿童的父母双亲进行测查。结果:(1)男孩的父母比女孩的父母体验到更高水平的教养压力,母亲比父亲体验到更高水平的育儿压力,而父亲比母亲报告了更高水平的亲子互动失调;(2)父亲和母亲教养压力与其各自的体罚行为呈显著正相关,父亲和母亲教养压力与儿童内化问题行为的大多数症状呈显著正相关;(3)母亲体罚在母亲教养压力与儿童内化问题行为之间起中介作用。结论:母亲教养压力既能直接影响的儿童内化问题行为,也能通过母亲体罚间接影响儿童内化问题行为。

Objective： To investigate the mediating role of parental corporal punishment in the relations between paren- tal parenting stress and internalizing problem behavior in chidren. Methods： A sample of 311 intact 2-parent Chinese fami- lies with preschoolers completed the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales, and the Child Behavior Check List. Results： （1）Mothers of boys experienced higher levels of parenting stress than mothers of girls. Mothers scored significantly higher than fathers on parental distress, while fathers reported a higher level of parent-child dysfunctional interaction. （2）Paternal and maternal parenting stress was positively correlated with their own corporal punish- ment, and chidren＇ s internalizing problem behavior. （3）Maternal corporal punishment mediated the relations between mater- nal parenting stress and children＇ s internalizing problem behavior. Conclusion： Maternal parenting stress has direct ef- fects on children＇ s internalizing problem behavior and indirect effects through corporal punishment.