家族構造と青年のレジリエンスの関連

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　　The family structure during adolescence, when various life events occur, is a major factor affecting stress in children. The current study focused on resilience as a psychological characteristic related to stress. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between the family structure of adolescents and four aspects of resilience, which consist of (1) understanding of one’s personal resources, (2) utilization of those personal resources, (3) understanding of environmental resources, and (4) utilization of those environmental resources. One hundred and twenty-nine university students were surveyed, and differences in these aspects of resilience were examined using multivariate analysis of variance for each family structure cluster. Results indicated that compared to other family structures, there were significant differences in the adolescents’ perception of environmental resources and utilization of environmental resources in a family structure with a medium degree of cohesion and in an open family structure. Results revealed that both the bilateral parent-child relationship and also the tripartite family structure involving the father, mother, and child are related to the adolescents’ understanding and utilization of environmental resources for resilience, and results suggested that interventions from the perspective of family structure may be effective ways to encourage those aspects of resilience.