背景:先前关于母亲教养方式和儿童的冷酷无情行为(CU行为)的研究集中在西方,很少有研究以中国学龄前儿童为研究对象的母亲教养方式与CU行为之间的纵向关系。
目的:通过1.5年的纵向镜头,本研究探讨了中国文化背景下母亲教养方式与CU行为之间的关系。
方法:参与者为N=492名中国幼儿(Mage=52.44个月,SD=5.00,48%女生)。
方法:在时间1(T1),母亲报告说他们使用了权威的育儿方式(即,温暖,推理,和自主性),专制的父母教养方式(即,物理胁迫,言语上的敌意,和非推理)和儿童的CU行为。在时间2(T2;大约1.5年后),母亲再次报告了上述变量。
结果:交叉滞后模型表明,产妇温暖,推理,自主性,T1时的非推理预测了T2时的CU行为。然而,T1时的母体身体胁迫和言语敌意不仅可以预测T2时的CU行为,而且T1时的CU行为也可以预测T2时的母体身体胁迫和言语敌意。此外,母亲教养方式各维度与CU行为之间的关系没有性别差异。
结论:它强调了权威育儿对减轻CU行为的影响,而专制的方法可能会加剧CU的行为。没有性别差异表明这些动态在性别上广泛适用。这些发现对旨在解决儿童CU行为的育儿策略具有重要意义,强调需要温暖,推理,以及在育儿实践中的自主性。
BACKGROUND: Previous studies on maternal parenting styles and children\'s callous-unemotional behavior (CU behavior) have focused on the West, and few studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between maternal parenting styles and CU behavior using Chinese preschoolers as subjects.
OBJECTIVE: Through a 1.5-year longitudinal lens, this study probed the relations between maternal parenting styles and CU behavior in the Chinese cultural setting.
METHODS: Participants were N = 492 Chinese young children (Mage = 52.44 months, SD = 5.00, 48 % girls).
METHODS: At Time 1 (T1), mothers reported their use of authoritative parenting styles (i.e., warmth, reasoning, and autonomy), authoritarian parenting styles (i.e., physical coercion, verbal
hostility, and nonreasoning) and children\'s CU behavior. At Time 2 (T2; approximately 1.5 years later), mothers again reported the above variables.
RESULTS: Cross-lagged models indicated that maternal warmth, reasoning, autonomy, and nonreasoning at T1 predicted CU behavior at T2. However, not only did maternal physical coercion and verbal
hostility at T1 predict CU behavior at T2, but CU behavior at T1 also predicted maternal physical coercion and verbal
hostility at T2. Additionally, there were no gender differences in the relationship between dimensions of maternal parenting styles and CU behavior.
CONCLUSIONS: It underscores the influence of authoritative parenting in potentially mitigating CU behavior, while authoritarian approaches may exacerbate CU behavior. The absence of gender differences suggests these dynamics are broadly applicable across genders. These findings have significant implications for parenting strategies aimed at addressing CU behavior in children, emphasizing the need for warmth, reasoning, and autonomy in parenting practices.