母亲抑郁对母亲养育压力的影响:父母反省功能的中介作用

The Impact of Maternal Depression on Maternal Parenting Stress: The Mediating Role of Parental Reflective Functioning

以往的研究已经探讨了母亲抑郁与母亲养育压力之间的关系,但这两个变量之间的机制有待进一步探索。父母反省功能是指父母从心理状态(如思想、感觉、欲望和意图)的角度反思自己及其孩子内部心理体验的能力,在养育过程中具有极其重要的作用。本研究旨在探讨母亲抑郁与母亲养育压力之间的关系,并探讨父母反省功能在其中的作用。研究采用问卷测量的方法收取了183份数据,分析发现:1) 在婴儿0~36个月期间,母亲抑郁显著正向预测母亲养育压力;2) 母亲反省功能在母亲抑郁与养育压力之间起中介作用。结果表明,母亲抑郁通过母亲的反省功能影响母亲养育压力。

Previous studies have explored the relationship between maternal depression and maternal par-enting stress, but the mechanism between these two variables needs further exploration. Parental reflective functioning defined as the parent’s ability to reflect upon his/her own and his/her child’s internal mental experience in terms of underlying mental states (such as thoughts, feelings, de-sires) plays an extremely important role in the parenting process. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between maternal depression and maternal parenting stress, and to explore the role of parental reflective functioning in this relationship. One hundred and eighty-three mothers with infant under 36 months completed the relevant questionnaires. Analysis revealed that: 1) maternal depression significantly positively predicts maternal parenting stress;2) maternal reflec-tive functioning plays a mediating role between maternal depression and maternal parenting stress. The results indicate that maternal depression influences maternal parenting stress through the mediation of maternal reflective functioning.