囧研究：男孩子和媽媽更親，有心理問題的可能性更小！

They may be the stereotypical butt of jokes.

他們常常淪爲笑柄。

But mummy's boys are less likely to suffer from poor mental health or unpopularity at school, research suggests.

但研究顯示，媽寶男在學校裏有不良精神健康狀況或遭受不受歡迎的困擾的可能性更小。

And the same is true for daddy's girls, who enjoy a similar lift in their self-esteem and confidence.

這同樣也適用於“爸寶女”，她們在自尊和自信上也有類似的提升。

The study by the Marriage Foundation concluded that boys and girls who are close to their parent of the opposite sex fare better at coping with teenage life.

婚姻基金會研究得出結論，與性別相對的父母關係密切的男孩和女孩在處理青少年生活方面表現得更好。

Boys deemed ‘extremely close’ to their mothers at 14 are 41 per cent less likely to have mental health problems, the research found.

研究發現，被認爲與母親關係極其密切的14歲男孩，41%都不太可能患精神疾病。

And girls close to their fathers are 44 per cent less likely to suffer emotional problems or have trouble with their peers.

與父親關係密切的女孩，爲44%都不會太可能會有情感問題或與同齡人發生衝突。

While boys are happier when their parents are married, girls are more reassured by their parents demonstrating a high-quality relationship.

父母結婚時，男孩會更高興，而父母顯現出高質量關係的時候女孩才更放心。

The analysis, which uses Millennium Cohort Study data from 11,000 mothers, found that the biggest factor affecting teenage mental health was family breakdown.

該分析使用了來自11000名母親的千年隊列研究數據，它發現影響青少年心理健康的最大因素是家庭關係破裂。

Harry Benson, research director of Marriage Foundation, who co-authored the study with Professor Steve McKay from the University of Lincoln, said: 'Our analysis shows once again that family breakdown remains the number one driver of teenage mental health problems.

婚姻基金會研究主任哈里·本森表示：“我們的分析再次表明，家庭破裂仍然是青少年心理健康問題的首要因素。”他與林肯大學的史蒂夫·麥凱教授共同撰寫了這一研究報告。

'Our really interesting new finding is that boys and girls are especially influenced by their relationship with the opposite sex parent.

“真正有趣的新發現是，男孩和女孩尤其受到他們與異性父母關係的影響。

‘Boys who are close to their mum tend to have better mental health, as do girls who are close to their dad'.

“與母親關係密切的男孩往往有更爲良好的心理健康，與父親關係密切的女孩也是一樣”。

（翻譯：球球）