Longitudinal Links between Expressivity and African American Parent-Adolescent Relationships: A Dyadic Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-454
Author(s):  
Olivenne D. Skinner ◽  
Xiaoran Sun ◽  
Susan M. McHale
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
African American Parent

scholarly journals Parenting Practices and Adolescents’ Eating Behaviors in African American Families

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Lillie Monroe-Lord ◽  
Blake L. Jones ◽  
Rickelle Richards ◽  
Marla Reicks ◽  
Carolyn Gunther ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
African American Parent ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Snack Consumption ◽  
Unhealthy Snacks

Parents play an important role in developing the eating behaviors of their children by adopting specific parenting practices. As the prevalence of obesity is high amongst African American adolescents, investigations into associations of specific parenting practices and adolescents’ eating behaviors are essential. In this exploratory study, 14 African American parent–adolescent dyads were interviewed to characterize the influence of eight different parenting practices on the consumption of three main food categories (dairy, fruits and vegetables, and unhealthy snacks). The results revealed that authoritarian parenting practices were correlated with a higher BMI percentile in adolescents, whereas modeling and monitoring are correlated with a higher parent BMI. In addition, reasoning, monitoring, modeling, and authoritative parenting practices were associated with less unhealthy snack consumption among adolescents. Reasoning and monitoring were the only parenting practices associated with higher fruit and vegetable consumption. Finally, a significant correlation was found between eating fruits and vegetables and unhealthy snacks and the location of eating. In conclusion, different parenting practices and environmental factors may impact BMI and food consumption of African American dyads. The results of this study can be used to guide improvement in, and/or development of, nutritional education interventions considering the cultural differences of racial minorities.

scholarly journals Recurrent Perinatal Loss: A Case Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Kavanaugh ◽  
Pamela A. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Perinatal Loss ◽  
African American Parent ◽  
History Of ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

To date, investigators have not demonstrated a clear relationship between a parent's history of prior perinatal losses and intensity of grief response following a subsequent perinatal loss. Examining this relationship for low-income, African-American parents is important because they are a vulnerable population due to the high incidence of perinatal mortality in Blacks and their other life stressors that can impact on grief response and caring needs. The purpose of this case study was to examine the impact of recurrent perinatal loss on a low-income African-American parent. The research design for this study was case report, using interview data collected from a mother who had recently experienced her fourth perinatal loss, which occurred at twenty-five weeks of gestation. Transcripts from two open-ended interviews were analyzed. The theoretical framework used to guide analysis of this case study was Lazarus and Folkman's stress and coping theory. Results demonstrated that the prior perinatal losses did not appear as critical components of the way the mother responded to her most recent loss. Instead, perception of the care she received from healthcare providers and how that care related to her experiences with her one living child who was born at the same gestational age was an important determinant in how she responded to her loss. The results of this case study demonstrate the importance assessing a person's perception of their experience and those factors which contribute to the way they respond.

The Great Black Hope: An Examination of African American Parent Perspectives at Bass Charter Academy

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-184
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Charter Schools ◽  
African American Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
Parent Perspectives ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
African American Parent ◽  
American Students ◽  
Shed Light

Since the conception of education in the United States, schools have been the battlegrounds for equal opportunities among African American students. In an effort to improve educational options and achievement for such students, charter schools have emerged as a popular solution for African American parents. Findings from this study shed light on the experiences of African American parents who enrolled their children in Bass Charter Academy. The level of hope that was evident from the parent narratives centered on nonquantitative measures such as cultural pride and caring environments and mirrored that of pre-Brown schools that served African American students.

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