In this study, we sought to empirically validate the model of development of urban families in Southern Angola. The study was carried out with a sample of 256 participants (n = 130, 50.78% women; n = 126, 49.22% men) from urban centers of Southern Angola, aged between 18–79 years. We aimed, particularly, to identify women’s and men’s perceptions of their family functioning (SCORE-15), family vulnerability to stress (FILE), family strengths (FSQ), and family investment in rituals and routines (FRQ-R). The results from the structured additive regression models (STAR) demonstrated the adequacy of this model to explain and organize the data from the sample studied. Moreover, the results identified the perception of an adjusted family functioning, despite the high levels of family vulnerability to stress and low levels of family strength, compared with international studies. This study also showed a great investment in family rituals and routines. Results from STAR highlight the consistency of women throughout family evolution, and greater fluctuations in the results presented by men, particularly those who are in the stages of families with an adolescent or a young adult child and families in the “sandwich” generation. These results contribute to the enrichment of Simões and Alberto’s model and a better understanding of the family reality in urban Southern Angola.

在这项研究中，我们试图从经验上验证安哥拉南部城市家庭发展的模型。这项研究以256名参与者为样本（n = 130，女性50.78％；n =来自安哥拉南部城市中心的126名男性（占男性的49.22％），年龄在18-79岁之间。我们的目标尤其是要确定男女对家庭功能的理解（SCORE-15），家庭对压力的脆弱性（FILE），家庭优势（FSQ）以及家庭对礼节和惯例的投资（FRQ-R）。结构化加性回归模型（STAR）的结果证明了该模型足以解释和组织来自所研究样本的数据。此外，与国际研究相比，尽管家庭对压力的脆弱性较高，而家庭实力较低，但结果仍表明人们对家庭功能进行了调整。这项研究还显示出在家庭仪式和日常活动上的巨大投资。STAR的结果突显了女性在整个家庭进化中的一致性，男性，尤其是处于青春期或成年子女的家庭以及处于“三明治”世代的家庭中的男性，其结果呈现出更大的波动。这些结果有助于丰富Sim Simes和Alberto的模型，并加深对安哥拉南部城市家庭现实的理解。