Family functioning and youth adjustment: The role of sibling and friend security

IF 2.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101829

Ryan J. Persram , Melissa Commisso , William M. Bukowski

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Abstract

The present study examined the extent to which specific facets of family functioning were associated with adolescents' internalizing difficulties and the moderating effect of relationship security with a sibling and a best friend. This two-wave longitudinal study included 335 adolescents (M = 10.86, SD = 0.73) who completed a series of questionnaires on sibling and best friend security, as well as internalizing difficulties. Parents completed a measure on family functioning, which included two balanced scales (i.e., cohesion, flexibility) and four unbalanced scales (i.e., chaos, rigidity, enmeshment, disengagement). Results indicated that family chaos at T1 predicted increased depressed affect at T2. Additionally, cohesion predicted less depressed affect when sibling security was high. Chaos predicted greater depressed affect when friendship security was low or average. These findings provide support for the need to consider the specific familial and relational experiences that account for adolescents' social and emotional well-being.

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家庭功能与青少年适应：兄弟姐妹和朋友安全感的作用

本研究考察了家庭功能的具体方面在多大程度上与青少年的内化困难有关，以及与兄弟姐妹和最好的朋友的关系安全的调节作用。本研究包括335名青少年（M = 10.86, SD = 0.73），他们完成了一系列关于兄弟姐妹和最好的朋友的安全感以及内化困难的问卷调查。家长们完成了一项关于家庭功能的测量，包括两个平衡的量表（即凝聚力、灵活性）和四个不平衡的量表（即混乱、僵化、投入、脱离）。结果表明，T1的家庭混乱预示着T2抑郁情绪的增加。此外，当兄弟姐妹安全感高时，凝聚力预测的抑郁情绪较少。当友谊安全感较低或一般时，混乱预示着更大的抑郁情绪。这些发现支持需要考虑具体的家庭和关系经验，说明青少年的社会和情感健康。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.