母親の養育スキルと子どもの心理的適応に関する縦断的検討

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　　The purpose of this study was longitudinally to examine about mothers' parenting skills and adolescents' sense of mutual trust, and psychological adjustment. This research was conducted at 3 points. Participants included 187 adolescents and their mothers.

　　Parenting skills is defined here as “mothers' actions for constructing and maintaining good relations with their early adolescent children.” A parenting skills scale is composed of three subscales: Morality skills (9 items), Self-esteem skills (8 items), and Understanding-interest skills (6 items). The scale for the sense of mutual trust in the mother-adolescent relationship is defined here as “mother and child mutually and sincerely understanding each other, and their relationship is based on a sense of trust and security.”

　　As a result, mothers used “morality skills” and “understanding-interest skills” for at Time3 more than at Time1 and Time2. Parenting skills at Time1, Time2 and Time3 were mutually related more than middle degree. As for Time2, “understanding-interest skills” significantly predicted for “adolescents' sense of mutual trust”. “Adolescents' sense of mutual trust” significantly predicted for “maladjustment” and “self-esteem.” As for Time3, “understanding-interest skills” significantly predicted for “adolescents' sense of mutual trust”. “Adolescents' sense of mutual trust” significantly predicted for “maladjustment.” “Self-esteem skills” of Time1 significantly predicted for “maladjustment” at Time2. “Understanding-interest skills” at Time1 significantly predicted for “adolescents' sense of mutual trust” at Time3. “Adolescents' sense of mutual trust” at Time2 significantly predicted for “maladjustment” and “self-esteem” at Time3. Constructing and maintaining the relationship using “understanding-interest skills” will be able to predict for adolescents’ sense of mutual trust and indirectly adolescents' psychological adjustment.