Influence of Marital Satisfaction on Child Psychological Adaptability: Multiple Mediation Effects of Adult Attachment, Child-Parent Attachment, Parents' Emotional Expressiveness

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of the current study was to investigate the influence of marital satisfaction on child psychological adaptability and the multiple mediation effects of adult attachment, child-parent attachment, parents' emotional expressiveness. 390 pupils and their parents participated in the questionnaire survey. The results showed that fathers'(mothers') marital satisfaction influenced their children's psychological adaptability through 6 paths respectively: 1)fathers' (mothers') marital satisfaction influenced children psychological adaptability through fathers' avoidant, fathers' positive emotional expressiveness, child-father attachment; 2)fathers' (mothers') marital satisfaction influenced child psychological adaptability through fathers' avoidant, mothers' positive emotional expressiveness, child-mother attachment; 3)fathers' (mothers') marital satisfaction influenced child psychological adaptability through mothers' avoidant, fathers' positive emotional expressiveness, child-father attachment; 4)fathers' (mothers') marital satisfaction influenced child psychological adaptability through mothers' avoidant, child-father attachment; 5)fathers' (mothers') marital satisfaction influenced child psychological adaptability through mothers' avoidant, child-mother attachment; 6)fathers'(mothers') marital satisfaction influenced child psychological adaptability through mothers' avoidant, mothers' positive emotional expressiveness, child-mother attachment.

Key words: marital satisfaction, adult attachment, parents' emotional expressiveness, child-parent attachment, child psychological adaptability

摘要： 对390名小学4-6年级儿童及其父母进行问卷调查，考察父母婚姻满意度对儿童心理适应性的影响，以及成人依恋、父母情绪表达和亲子依恋的多重中介作用。结果表明：父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度分别通过6条途径影响儿童心理适应性：（1）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过父亲回避，父亲积极情绪表达，父子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性；（2）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过父亲回避，母亲积极情绪表达，母子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性；（3）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过母亲回避，父亲积极情绪表达，父子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性；（4）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过母亲回避，父子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性；（5）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过母亲回避，母子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性；（6）父亲（母亲）婚姻满意度通过母亲回避，母亲积极情绪表达，母子依恋安全性影响儿童心理适应性。

关键词: 婚姻满意度, 成人依恋, 父母情绪表达, 亲子依恋, 儿童心理适应性

CLC Number:

B849

ZHOU Liuling, LI Xin, LIU Tong, CHEN Yiwen. Influence of Marital Satisfaction on Child Psychological Adaptability: Multiple Mediation Effects of Adult Attachment, Child-Parent Attachment, Parents' Emotional Expressiveness[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(5): 714-720.

周柳伶, 李信, 刘彤, 陈毅文. 婚姻满意度对儿童心理适应性的影响：成人依恋、父母情绪表达、亲子依恋的多重中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(5): 714-720.

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