The relation between parental marital quality and parent-child attachment security: A three-level meta-analysis.

IF 2 2区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Family Psychology Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI:10.1037/fam0001409

Sen Li, Jiajing Zhang, Ruonan You, Yushan Ji

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Abstract

Parental marital quality significantly influences parent-child attachment security. Previous empirical studies have produced inconsistent conclusions regarding whether this relation is positive, as indicated by the spillover hypothesis and emotional security theory, or negative, as suggested by the compensation hypothesis. In response, this study further clarified the magnitude of the relation between parental marital quality and parent-child attachment security utilizing a three-level meta-analysis. A systematic literature search identified 69 studies involving 21,346 participants and 366 effect sizes. The analysis revealed a significant positive relation between parental marital quality and parent-child attachment security (r = 0.251, p < .001). Moreover, the present meta-analysis observed significant moderating effects concerning children's age, culture, research design, and measures of parent-child attachment security, as well as dimensions, informants, and measures of parental marital quality. These findings offer valuable insights for interventions aimed at improving parent-child attachment within the context of family dynamics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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父母婚姻质量与亲子依恋安全的关系：一个三层次的元分析。

父母婚姻质量显著影响亲子依恋安全。对于这种关系是正向的（如溢出假说和情绪安全理论），还是负向的（如补偿假说），以往的实证研究得出了不一致的结论。为此，本研究利用三层次元分析进一步明确了父母婚姻质量与亲子依恋安全之间关系的大小。一项系统的文献检索确定了69项研究，涉及21346名参与者和366个效应值。结果显示，父母婚姻质量与亲子依恋安全感呈显著正相关（r = 0.251, p < 0.001）。此外，本meta分析还发现，儿童的年龄、文化、研究设计、亲子依恋安全的测量以及父母婚姻质量的维度、信息提供者和测量具有显著的调节作用。这些发现为旨在改善家庭动态背景下的亲子依恋的干预措施提供了有价值的见解。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Journal of Family Psychology Multiple-

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3.40

自引率

3.70%

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200

期刊介绍： Journal of Family Psychology offers cutting-edge, groundbreaking, state-of-the-art, and innovative empirical research with real-world applicability in the field of family psychology. This premiere family research journal is devoted to the study of the family system, broadly defined, from multiple perspectives and to the application of psychological methods to advance knowledge related to family research, patterns and processes, and assessment and intervention, as well as to policies relevant to advancing the quality of life for families.