The impact of family stress on children in transition into puberty: Wave 2

Based on a transactional model of children's development under family stress this study investigates: a) family stress caused by dysfunctional family processes such as interparental conflict, inadequate parenting, and low quality of the parent-child-relationship, b) the mediating function of emotion processing (emotion regulation, (in)secure attachment) for the relation between family stress and children's mental and physical health, behavior problems, and well-being, and c) the stress buffering function of the quality of the children's peer relationships. The children undergo a specific vulnerable phase for stress: the onset of puberty. This transition might influence the family relationships as well as the adjustment to family stress.

本研究基于家庭压力下儿童发展的交互交易模型（transactional model of children's development under family stress），展开三项探究：a）由功能失调家庭过程引发的家庭压力，具体包括父母间冲突、教养方式失当以及亲子关系质量低下；b）情绪加工（情绪调节、（非）安全依恋）在家庭压力与儿童身心健康、行为问题及幸福感之间的关联中所发挥的中介作用；c）儿童同伴关系质量所具备的压力缓冲功能。本研究的受试儿童处于压力易感的特定阶段——青春发动期，这一转型过程或同时影响家庭关系以及个体对家庭压力的适应。