Strategies Used By Black Single Mothers Against Stress

Despite suggestions in the literature that depression has serious consequences, few studies have examined specific health and psychosocial outcomes of depression in Black single mothers. The purpose of this study was to estimate paths in a just-identified theoretical model of outcomes of depression for Black single mothers based on theoretical propositions and empirical findings. The model included the variables, depressive cognitions, depressive symptomatology, perceived social support, and positive health practices. Five direct and two indirect hypothesized relationships were estimated using structural equation modeling. A nonprobability sample of convenience of 159 Black single mothers aged 18 to 45 years was recruited for the study. This study used a cross-sectional correlational design. The participants responded in person or via the U.S. mail to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression scale, the Depressive Cognition Scale, the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85–Part 2, and the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire. Beta and Gamma path coefficients were statistically significant for four out of five hypothesized direct relationships within the model ( p < .01). The direct path between depressive cognitions and positive health practices was not supported (Gamma = −.11, p > .05). The two indirect paths were weak but statistically significant ( p < .01). Depressive symptoms and perceived social support were outcomes of depressive cognitions. Positive health practices was not a direct outcome of depressive cognitions. Perceived social support and positive health practices were outcomes of depressive symptoms.

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The Unbroken Circle: A Historical Study of Black Single Mothers and Their Families

At the Boundaries of Law (RLE Feminist Theory) ◽

10.4324/9780203094112-20 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 191-207

Keyword(s):

Single Mothers ◽

Historical Study ◽

Black Single Mothers

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Material Girls: Consumption and the Making of Middle Class Identity in the Experiences of Black Single Mothers in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area

10.25148/etd.fidc007046 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Aysha L Preston

Keyword(s):

Middle Class ◽

Single Mothers ◽

Metropolitan Area ◽

Washington Dc ◽

Class Identity ◽

Black Single Mothers

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Aspectos demográficos e sociodemográficos de mulheres em situação de violência conjugal: estudo descritivo

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing ◽

10.17665/1676-4285.20165380 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 423

Author(s):

Fernanda Matheus Estrela ◽

Nadirlene Pereira Gomes ◽

Maria Enoy Neves Gusmão ◽

Josinete Gonçalves dos Santos Lirio ◽

Telmara Menezes Couto ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Single Mothers ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Action Plan ◽

Marital Violence ◽

Research Support ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Black Single Mothers

Aim: To identify demographic and socioeconomic aspects of women in marital violence. Method: This is a descriptive and quantitative study, linked to an action research project under funding from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (Research Support Foundation of the Bahia State). A documentary research was carried out from the information contained in 212 cases registered in 2014 under the jurisprudence of the 1st Court of Domestic and Family Violence against Women in Salvador. Data analysis was performed through the distribution of frequencies. Result: the investigation of cases registered in 2014 revealed that the denunciation of domestic violence is performed mostly by women aged between 25 and 49 years old, black, single mothers, who have completed at least high school and are earning up to two minimum wages. Discussion: In this profile of women, already desirous of putting an end to violence, there must be an action plan so that they will not give up fighting for a life free of violence.

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The single black mother as an asset : a qualitative study based on black motherwork narratives

10.32469/10355/70052 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

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Tae'Lor Renee' Jones Glasgow

Keyword(s):

Single Mothers ◽

Research Question ◽

Academic Culture ◽

Census Bureau ◽

Black Mothers ◽

University Of Missouri ◽

High Expectations ◽

African America ◽

Black Single Mothers ◽

Single Black Mothers

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] African American families comprise an estimated 9,808,000 households across the nation, 37% of which are led by single mothers raising their own children (U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). This means that almost 4 million single African America mothers are the heads of families. The purpose of this study is to showcase strength-based narratives of single Black mothers and their views on interactions with the school system and how they help their children through schooling. The overarching research question this study explores is: How do single Black mothers work to support their children's educational journeys through PK-5 school? It is an important question to study for answers because those answers can affect how these mothers and children can thrive in our 21st century academic culture. Data collection included interviews with 10 single Black mothers. The findings of this study described the barriers, resources, and the motherwork of single Black mothers educating their children. Through these narratives, participant Black single mothers revealed what they considered most important in their motherwork: 1) to have high expectations for their children 2) to communicate effectively with their children, and 3) to communicate effectively with their children's schools. Thus, one main purpose of this study was to share how Black mothers support their children's education. Fulfilling that purpose will go far in informing educators and school leaders what is necessary to fully include this segment of our population when deciding educational matters.

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