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Sonswhohavefondchildhoodmemoriesoftheirfathersaremorelikelytobeemotionallystable(稳定的)inthefaceofday－to－daystressesaccordingtopsychologists(心理学家)whostudiedhundredsofadultsofallages．

“Asourstudyshowsfathersdoplayaunique(独特的)andimportantroleinthementalhealthoftheirchildrenmuchlaterinlife”PsychologyprofessorMelanieMallersofCaliforniaStateUniversitysaid．

Forthisstudy912adultmenandwomenbetweentheagesof25and74completedshortdailytelephoneinterviewsaboutthatday'sexperiencesoveraneight－dayperiod．Theinterviewsfocusedontheparticipants’psychologicalandemotionaldistress(i．e．whethertheywerenervoussadetc．)andiftheyhadexperiencedanystressfuleventsthatday．

Theparticipantswerealsorequiredtoanswerquestionssuchas“Howwouldyourateyourrelationshipwithyourmotherduringtheyearswhenyouweregrowingup?”and“Howmuchtimeandattentiondidyourmothergiveyouwhenyouneededit?”Thesamequestionswereaskedaboutfathers．

Peoplewhoreportedtheyhadagoodmother－childrelationshipreportedthreepercentlesspsychologicaldistress(忧虑)comparedtothosewhoreportedapoorrelationshipaccordingtoMallers．

Menwhoreportedhavingagoodrelationshipwiththeirfatherduringchildhoodweremorelikelytobelessemotionalwhenreactingtostressfuleventsintheircurrentdailylivesthanthosewhohadapoorrelationshipaccordingtoherfindings．

Alsothequalityofmotherandfatherrelationshipswassignificantlyassociated(有关)withhowmanystressfuleventstheparticipantsfacedonadailybasis．Inotherwordsiftheyhadapoorchildhoodrelationshipwithbothparentstheyreportedmorestressfulincidentsovertheeight－daystudywhencomparedtothosewhohadagoodrelationshipwiththeirparents．

Mallerstheorizedwhyhealthyorunhealthyrelationshipsmayhaveaneffectonhowpeoplehandlestressasadults．“Perhapshavingcaringparentsequipschildrenwiththeexperiencesandskillsnecessaryto