Middle Class African American Mothers’ Depressive Symptoms Mediate Perceived Discrimination and Reported Child Externalizing Behaviors

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharde’ McNeil ◽  
DeAnna Harris-McKoy ◽  
Cicely Brantley ◽  
Frank Fincham ◽  
Steven R. H. Beach
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
African American Mothers ◽  
Child Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Child Externalizing

Transactional associations of maternal depressive symptoms with child externalizing behaviors are small after age 3

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-308
Author(s):  
Begum Dora ◽  
Nazli Baydar
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Harsh Parenting ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Latent Trajectory ◽  
Child Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Transactional Associations ◽  
Child Externalizing

AbstractA large and growing body of research suggests that maternal depressive symptoms and child externalizing behaviors are strongly associated. Theoretical arguments supported by these findings led to the question of whether maternal depressive symptoms are transactionally associated with child externalizing behaviors. Using 5-year nationally representative longitudinal data from Turkey (N = 1,052), we estimated a transactional bivariate autoregressive latent trajectory model addressing this question. This model disaggregated the association of the two processes into two components: (a) the association of the interindividual differences in the trajectories; and (b) the intradyad association of the changes in maternal depressive symptoms with the changes in child externalizing behaviors. Although maternal depressive symptoms were robustly associated with child externalizing behaviors at age 3, the transactional associations of the two processes were small prior to age 5 and absent at ages 5 to 7. Furthermore, maternal harsh parenting did not have a mediating role in the limited transactional association of maternal depressive symptoms with child externalizing behaviors.

Qualitative Descriptions of Middle-Class, African American Mothers’ Child-Rearing Practices and Values

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 868-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Curenton ◽  
Jocelyn Elise Crowley ◽  
Dawne M. Mouzon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
African American Mothers ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
American Children ◽  
Decision To Stay ◽  
The Cost

During qualitative phone interviews, middle-class, mostly married African American mothers ( N = 25) describe their child-rearing responsibilities, practices, and values. They explain (a) why they decided to stay home or take work leave to attend to child rearing, (b) how they divided child-rearing responsibilities with their husbands/romantic partners, (c) whether they faced unique parenting challenges raising African American children, and (d) whether they identified as feminists. Responses revealed the decision to stay home or take work leave comprised values about gender roles, concerns about the cost and/or quality of child care, and the availability of family-friendly workplace policies. Most couples shared child-rearing responsibilities, although mothers admit to doing more. Their unique parenting challenge was protecting their children from racism, stereotyping, and discrimination. Only one third of the mothers identified as being feminists. These results have implications for furthering our knowledge about African American coparenting from a positive, strength-based perspective.

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