概要(Abstract)
本研究は,青年期男性の親性準備性に対する「幼い子との接触経験」,「被養育体験」,「親に対する肯定的感情」の3要因による影響を共分散構造分析により数値化し,核家族群と非核家族群における親性準備性に対する3要因の影響の相違を明らかにすることを目的とした。専門学校と大学の1年次の男子学生241名を対象に無記名自記式質問紙調査を実施した。得られた174 名のうち171 名の有効回答を分析した。変数間の関係を仮定したパスモデルは適合度基準を満たし統計学的に有意であった。核家族群では「親に対する肯定的感情」と「被養育体験」が有意に相関し(r=0.299, p<0.01),「親に対する肯定的感情」から親性準備性へのパス係数が有意であった(β=0.30,p<0.01)。一方,非核家族群では「幼い子との接触経験」と「被養育体験」が有意に相関し(r=0.232, p<0.05),「幼い子との接触経験」から親性準備性へのパス係数が有意であった(β=0.41,p<0.01)。親性準備性に直接的に影響する要因は育ってきた家族形態により異なるが,自身の被養育体験の肯定的な受けとめが間接的に親性準備性を高めることは共通していた。従って,親性準備性の育成においては,家族形態に着目しながら,幼い子との遊びや世話等の体験の場を提供し,育ちの過程で得た体験を肯定的に受けとめられるような支援の必要性が示唆された。
The aims of this research were to quantify the influence of parental readiness of males in young adulthood by three factors, that is, "contact experience with infants," "experience of being nurtured," and "positive affection for parents" using the structural equation modeling, and to clarify the differences in the influence of the three factors on parental readiness through the comparison with nuclear family group and non-nuclear family group. An anonymous self-report questionnaire survey was conducted. In all, 241 first-year male students were recruited from one vocational school and one university. Of 174 responses, 171 valid responses were analyzed. A hypothesized path model showing the relationship between variables indicated that fit criteria was statistically significant. In the nuclear family group, "positive feelings towards parents" and "experience of being nurtured" were significantly correlated (r = 0.299, p < 0.01), and the path coefficient from "positive affection for parents" to parental readiness was statistically significant (β = 0.30,p < 0.01). On the other hand, in the non-nuclear family group, "contact experience with young children" and "experience of being nurtured" correlated significantly (r = 0.232, p < 0.05), and the path coefficient from "experience of being nurtured" to parental readiness was statistically significant (β = 0.41,p < 0.01). The results showed factors that directly affected parental readiness differed depending on the family type, but a common factor was the positive acceptance of their own experience of being nurtured, which led to parental readiness. Therefore, in nurturing parental readiness, while being cognizant of family conditions, it is suggested that there is a necessity for encouraging experiences like playing with and caring for infants and for providing support that can contribute to affirmative nurturing process experiences.