SYNOPSIS

Objective. This study examines the development of minor parenting stress, parenting satisfaction, and dyadic dysregulation across early childhood and evaluates their roles in predicting maternal and child well-being one year later. Design. Data was collected from 322 low-income, Mexican American mother-child dyads at child ages 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Mothers responded to questionnaires during structured interviews, and mother-child dyadic interactions were observed during structured teaching tasks and later coded for global displays of emotional, attentional, and behavioral dysregulation. Results. Cross-lag path analyses revealed negative concurrent relations between minor parenting stress and parenting satisfaction at every time point and stability in constructs across time. Parenting stress predicted greater subsequent dyadic dysregulation. Greater dyadic dysregulation and stress related to parenting predicted more maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems, whereas greater parenting satisfaction predicted less maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems. Conclusion. In this minority at-risk population, there was substantial stability in and a lack of transactional relations between minor parenting stresses, parenting satisfaction, and dyadic dysregulation across toddlerhood. These factors are important determinants of maternal and child well-being, with minor parenting stress emerging as particularly powerful.

概要

目标。本研究调查了儿童早期的轻微养育压力、养育满意度和二元失调的发展，并评估了它们在预测一年后母婴幸福感中的作用。设计。数据是从 322 名低收入的墨西哥裔美国母子对 12、18、24 和 36 个月的孩子中收集的。母亲在结构化访谈中回答问卷，在结构化教学任务中观察到母子二元互动，然后对情绪、注意力和行为失调的整体表现进行编码。结果. 跨滞后路径分析揭示了在每个时间点的轻微养育压力和养育满意度以及跨时间结构的稳定性之间存在负的并发关系。育儿压力预示着更大的后续二元失调。与育儿相关的二元失调和压力越大，预测更多的母亲抑郁症状和儿童行为问题，而更高的育儿满意度预测更少的母亲抑郁症状和儿童行为问题。结论. 在这个少数处于危险中的人群中，轻微的养育压力、养育满意度和整个学步期的二元失调之间存在实质性的稳定和缺乏交易关系。这些因素是母婴福祉的重要决定因素，而较小的养育压力尤其强大。