| 其他摘要 | Based on Family System Theory, marital system and parental system, as two independent subsystems within the family, interact and influence with each other. As the core of the whole family system, marital system affects the functions of other subsystems. As to the interaction mechanism between family subsystems, two hypotheses existed: the spillover hypothesis argues that emotions, affection or behaviors generated within one system could transfer to other subsystems via intra-personal way; while the crossover hypothesis posits that emotions, affection or behaviors transfer from one system to another via inter-personal way. Previous studies on marital quality and coparenting relationship mostly considered the relationship by taking individual instead of dyadic data as analysis unit, and paid more attention to the spillover effect of their interaction rather than the crossover effect. On the basis of the existing literature, by focusing on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM), this study examines the effects of marital satisfaction on parental coparenting, and further to explore the possible mediating and moderating factors between the two.A total of 936(468 pairs) fathers and mothers of children aged 4-12 were recruited in this study. Participants completed ENRICH marital satisfaction scale, Coparenting scale, Self-Expressiveness in the Family Questionnaire and Parenting Stress Index-Short Form anonymously through online platform, and 842 questionnaires (421 pairs) were valid. SPSS22.0, t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare the differences between parents' marital satisfaction and co-parenting in different characteristic groups. Based on Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM), this study explored the possible moderating role of spousal age gap and mediating role of family expressiveness and parenting stress in the relationship between marital satisfaction and coparenting. The brief results of this study are as follows:(1) For marital satisfaction, mothers with only children, unhealthy children, and perceived poor economic status had significantly lower marital satisfaction. Fathers with perceived poor economic status had significantly lower marital satisfaction (2) For coparenting, the scores of paternal positive coparenting, negative coparenting and the dysfunctional interaction domain of parenting stress were significantly higher than those of mothers. The scores of positive coparenting were significantly lower in fathers with the only child, the children of 4-6 years old, the children unhealthy, spouse with higher educational level, and perceived poor family economic status. The scores of positive coparenting were significantly lower in mothers with higher education level. The scores of negative coparenting were significantly higher in fathers with higher educational level or poor family economic status. (3) Structural equation model indicated that both actor and partner effects existed between the relationships of fathers’ and mothers’ marital satisfaction and their own positive coparenting. Both actor and partner effects existed in the relationships between fathers’ marital satisfaction and fathers’ as well as mothers’ negative coparenting. A partner effect existed in the relationship between mothers’ marital satisfaction and paternal negative coparenting. (4) Spousal age gap plays moderating roles in the relationships between parents' marital satisfaction and negative coparenting. (5) Partner effects were observed in the mediating role of fathers’ and mothers’ positive expressiveness as well as mothers’ negative expressiveness in the relationships between marital satisfaction and positive coparenting. (6) Actor and partner effects were observed in the mediating role of fathers’ negative expressiveness in the relationships of fathers’ and mothers’ marital satisfaction and negative coparenting. Partner effects were observed in the mediating role of mothers’ negative expressiveness as well as fathers’ and mothers’ parenting stress in the relationship between marital satisfaction and positive coparenting.Conclusions: There were no significant differences in the actor effects of marital satisfaction on coparenting behaviors between mothers’ and fathers’, while partner effects differences existed between them. Spousal age gap plays moderating roles in the relationships between paternal marital satisfaction and paternal as well as maternal negativize coparenting. Family expressiveness and parental stress play mediating roles respectively in the relationship between marital satisfaction and coparenting. |
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