scholarly journals The relationships between religiosity and youth internalizing symptoms in African American parent–adolescent dyads.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa L. Faro ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
Randi L. Garcia ◽  
Deborah J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
African American Parent

Cultural and Universal Parenting, Ethnic Identity, and Internalizing Symptoms Among African American Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110342
Author(s):  
Lydia HaRim Ahn ◽  
Angel S. Dunbar ◽  
Erica E. Coates ◽  
Mia A. Smith-Bynum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Analytic Model ◽  
Atlantic Region ◽  
The Relationship

The present study tested a path analytic model that addressed two questions regarding the connection between one aspect of racial socialization (cultural pride reinforcement), communication between mothers and their adolescent children, adolescent ethnic identity, and mental health. First, we tested whether quality of communication moderated the relationship between cultural pride reinforcement and ethnic identity affirmation and anxiety/depressive/withdrawn symptoms. Then, we examined whether cultural pride reinforcement and quality of communication with mothers were directly linked to ethnic identity affirmation and in turn lower anxiety/depressive symptoms and withdrawn behaviors. Our sample included 111 African American adolescents (58.2% female; ages 14–17) in the mid-Atlantic region. Results of a path analysis indicated that cultural pride reinforcement and quality of communication independently and uniquely related to internalizing symptoms through ethnic identity affirmation. Findings contribute to a novel understanding of how both cultural (cultural pride reinforcement) and universal (quality of communication) are important factors to foster African American adolescents’ healthy adjustment and sense of self.

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

The Association Between African American Parent–Child Sex Communication and Adolescent Condomless Sex

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 847-853
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Bonafide ◽  
Peter A. Vanable ◽  
Michael P. Carey
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condomless Sex ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
African American Parent ◽  
Parent Child Sex Communication ◽  
Parent Child

A Qualitative Case Study of the Process and Impact of Filial Therapy with an African American Parent.

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Solis ◽  
Joel Meyers ◽  
Kristen M. Varjas
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Filial Therapy ◽  
African American Parent

scholarly journals Children’s Self-blame Appraisals about their Mothers’ Depressive Symptoms and Risk for Internalizing Symptoms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrystyna D Kouros
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Target Children ◽  
Negative Attributional Style ◽  
Child Age

Maternal depressive symptoms are a robust predictor of children’s risk for internalizing symptoms; yet not all children are negatively affected by exposure to their mothers’ symptoms. The present study tested children's self-blame appraisals as a moderator of the association between maternal depressive symptoms and children’s internalizing symptoms, controlling for children’s negative attributional style. We hypothesized that the relation between maternal depressive symptoms and children’s internalizing symptoms would be stronger for children who blamed themselves more for their mothers’ symptoms. Participants were 129 mother-child dyads (M child age = 13.63, SD = 2.2; 52.7% female; 38.8% White, 31% African American, 22.5% Latinx/Hispanic) recruited from the community. Results indicated that maternal depressive symptoms were associated with higher levels of children’s internalizing symptoms for children who reported higher, but not lower, levels of self-blame appraisals. Results were consistent using mothers’ or children’s reports of their own and each other’s symptoms. The findings highlight the importance of assessing children’s appraisals about their mothers’ depressive symptoms, and suggest that preventive interventions should target children who endorse higher levels of self-blame appraisals. Further, children’s self-blame appraisals about mothers’ depressive symptoms should be considered as a target of treatment for child internalizing disorders.

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.

Ethnic Differences in Impact of Physical Activity Program on Psychological Symptoms in Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn S. Carter ◽  
Sabrina Karczewski ◽  
Draycen D. DeCator ◽  
Alescia M. Hollowell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Activity Program

Background:Children who engage in regular physical activity are protected from developing behavioral problems at home and school, but many children do not have the opportunity to participate in regular physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a noncurricular school-based physical activity program resulted in reductions in children’s psychological problems in 2 domains: internalizing (eg, depression) and externalizing (eg, aggression) and whether these effects varied according to ethnicity, gender, and baseline psychological symptoms.Methods:One hundred and eleven third-grade students (mean age = 8.47; 55% African American, 42% Latino) from 4 schools participated in the study. Children in 2 schools received the Work to Play physical activity intervention during the study (intervention condition) and children in the other 2 schools did not receive the program until after the study was complete (waitlist control condition). Teachers and parents reported on children’s psychological symptoms at baseline and at follow-up approximately 9 months later.Results:Regression analyses showed that children who participated in the program had fewer internalizing symptoms at follow-up. Ethnicity moderated intervention effects with significant decreases in internalizing symptoms for African American, but not Hispanic participants. Neither gender nor baseline psychological symptoms moderated the program’s effectiveness.Conclusions:The Work-to-Play intervention program appeared to be effective in reducing internalizing symptoms for ethnic minority participants who are at the greatest risk for psychological problems.

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.

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