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"O dinheiro não traz felicidade, mas ajuda" : o papel do coping diádico negativo na relação entre a pressão económica e o (des)ajustamento dos adolescentes
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Nas últimas décadas, a literatura tem demonstrado um interesse acrescido pelo
estudo do impacto da pressão económica familiar no (des)ajustamento emocional dos
adolescentes. Tendo em conta o contexto socioeconómico que caracteriza Portugal
atualmente e considerando a escassa investigação sobre o papel mediador do coping
diádico na relação entre a pressão económica e o (des)ajustamento emocional dos
adolescentes, o objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar o papel mediador do coping
diádico negativo, bem como do conflito conjugal presenciado pelos filhos na relação entre
a pressão económica (dificuldade em pagar contas, dificuldade em poupar dinheiro,
ajustamentos financeiros e preocupações financeiras) e os sintomas de internalização e
externalização reportados pelos pais e pelos filhos adolescentes. Foram também
analisadas as diferenças nas médias nas variáveis em estudo entre homens e mulheres. A
amostra foi constituída por 213 famílias portuguesas, casadas ou em união de facto, com
filhos de idades compreendidas entre os 12 e os 21. Foi aplicado um questionário de dados
sociodemográficos, um questionário de pressão económica adaptado de Conger et al.
(1992; 1994; 1999), o O’Leary Porter Scale (Porter, & O’Leary, 1980; versão portuguesa
de Pedro, & Francisco, 2014), o Inventário de Coping Diádico (Bodenmann, 2008; versão
portuguesa de Vedes, Nussbeck, Bodenmann, Lind. & Ferreira, 2013), e o Child
Behaviour Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach 1991a; versão portuguesa de Fonseca, Simões,
Rebelo, Ferreira, & Cardoso, 1994) e o Youth Self-Report (YSR; Achenbach, 1991b;
versão portuguesa de Fonseca, & Monteiro, 1999). Os resultados são consistentes com a
literatura existente, mostrando uma relação indireta entre a pressão económica e o
(des)ajustamento emocional dos adolescentes mediada através do conflito conjugal, mas
não através coping diádico negativo. O conflito conjugal esteve negativamente
relacionado com o coping diádico negativo, e positivamente associado ao
(des)ajustamento emocional reportado pelos adolescentes e pelos pais. Não foram
encontrados efeitos diretos significativos entre o coping diádico negativo e o
(des)ajustamento emocional dos adolescentes, nem entre a pressão económica e o
(des)ajustamento emocional. Não se verificaram diferenças significativas entre homens e
mulheres nas variáveis em estudo. As implicações destes resultados são discutidas no
presente.
In the last decades, literature has shown growing interest in the impact of families’ economic pressure on adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment. Considering the socioeconomic context that presently characterizes Portugal, and given the lack of research concerning the role of the couples’ dyadic coping in the relationship between economic pressure and adolescents’ (mal)adjustment, the goal of the present study was to analyze the mediating role of marital conflict and negative dyadic coping in the relationship between economic pressure (can’t make ends meet; trouble saving money; economic adjustments and financial worries) and the adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing symptoms reported by the parents and adolescents. The sample included 213 Portuguese married or cohabitant couples with at least one children aged between 12 and 21 years old. Participants fulfilled a Socio-Demographic Questionnaire, an Economic Pressure Questionnaire adapted from Conger et al. (1992; 1994; 1999), the Portuguese version of O’Leary Porter Scale (Porter, & O’Leary 1980; Portuguese version by Pedro, & Francisco, 2014), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (Bodenmann, 2008; Portuguese version by Vedes, Nussbeck, Bodenmann, Lind, & Ferreira, 2013), and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991a; Portuguese version by Fonseca, Simões, Rebelo, Ferreira, & Cardoso, 1994) and the Youth Self-Report (YSR; Achenbach, 1991b; Portuguese version by Fonseca, & Monteiro, 1999). Results were consistent with previous studies, showing an indirect pathway between economic pressure and adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment (self-reported and reported by the parents) mediated by parents’ marital conflict, but not by negative dyadic coping. Marital conflict was negatively associated with negative dyadic coping, and positively related to adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment. No significant direct effects were found between negative dyadic coping and adolescents emotional (mal)adjustment, nor between economic pressure and emotional (mal)adjustment. Also, no significant differences were found on the mean scores between men and women. Implications of these results are discussed in the present work.
In the last decades, literature has shown growing interest in the impact of families’ economic pressure on adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment. Considering the socioeconomic context that presently characterizes Portugal, and given the lack of research concerning the role of the couples’ dyadic coping in the relationship between economic pressure and adolescents’ (mal)adjustment, the goal of the present study was to analyze the mediating role of marital conflict and negative dyadic coping in the relationship between economic pressure (can’t make ends meet; trouble saving money; economic adjustments and financial worries) and the adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing symptoms reported by the parents and adolescents. The sample included 213 Portuguese married or cohabitant couples with at least one children aged between 12 and 21 years old. Participants fulfilled a Socio-Demographic Questionnaire, an Economic Pressure Questionnaire adapted from Conger et al. (1992; 1994; 1999), the Portuguese version of O’Leary Porter Scale (Porter, & O’Leary 1980; Portuguese version by Pedro, & Francisco, 2014), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (Bodenmann, 2008; Portuguese version by Vedes, Nussbeck, Bodenmann, Lind, & Ferreira, 2013), and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991a; Portuguese version by Fonseca, Simões, Rebelo, Ferreira, & Cardoso, 1994) and the Youth Self-Report (YSR; Achenbach, 1991b; Portuguese version by Fonseca, & Monteiro, 1999). Results were consistent with previous studies, showing an indirect pathway between economic pressure and adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment (self-reported and reported by the parents) mediated by parents’ marital conflict, but not by negative dyadic coping. Marital conflict was negatively associated with negative dyadic coping, and positively related to adolescents’ emotional (mal)adjustment. No significant direct effects were found between negative dyadic coping and adolescents emotional (mal)adjustment, nor between economic pressure and emotional (mal)adjustment. Also, no significant differences were found on the mean scores between men and women. Implications of these results are discussed in the present work.
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Tese de mestrado, Psicologia (Secção de Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, Núcleo de Psicologia Clínica Sistémica), Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Psicologia, 2015
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Conflito conjugal Coping Ajustamento emocional Adolescentes - Psicologia Teses de mestrado - 2015