臺灣父母教養觀與教養行為之關聯
Author(s):
Hsiu-Yun Tseng (Department of Social Work, Shih Chien University)
Huey-Ya Lin (Master Program of Youth and Child Welfare, Chinese Culture University)
Ying-Ling Hsiao (Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University)
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore associations between parents’ childrearing ideologies and parenting practices. Two dimensions were considered as core features of child-rearing ideologies. They were “enmeshment” versus “equality” between parents and children. Parenting practices were identified as “adequate” and “inadequate” parenting practices, based on two dimensions of “parental affection” and “parental control.” The pilot study included the data from 86 fathers and 332 mothers. In the exploratory factor analysis, three dimensions were identified to reflect the features of parenting practices: “adequate affection and control” (adequate parenting practices), and “coercive control” and “excessive affection” (inadequate parenting practices). Data of the present study were from a sample of 339 fathers and 633 mothers. The results showed ，first of all, the models tested in the confirmatory factor analyses reflected proposed dimensions for child-rearing ideologies and parenting practices. The scales of these two constructs attained an adequate degree of reliability and validity. Secondly, the theoretical model proposed here were a good fit to the data and the structure was largely invariant across gender. Finally. fathers and mothers who held a stronger ideology of enmeshment were more likely to use “coercive control” and less likely to use “adequate affection and control” parenting practices. Parents who held a stronger ideology of equality were likely to use “adequate affection and control” parenting practices. However, ideology of equality had no effect on “coercive control” parenting practice. Furthermore, the stronger fathers held ideology of enmeshment, the more “excessive affection” parenting practices they used. For mothers, there was no significant correlation between ideology of enmeshment and “excessive affection” parenting practices. The findings may help family practitioners assist parents in clarifying their child-rearing ideologies and promote “adequate affection and control” parenting practices.
Keywords:
inadequate parenting practice、parenting practice、child-rearing ideology、adequate parenting practice
