African American Single Mothers and Children in Context: A Review of Studies on Risk and Resilience
Authors: Murry V.M.1; Bynum M.S.2; Brody G.H.2; Willert A.2; Stephens D.2
Source: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Volume 4, Number 2, June 2001 , pp. 133-155(23)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
This paper presents a comprehensive review of research linking single-parent family structure to parenting processes, maternal well-being, and child developmental outcomes among African Americans. The approaches used to study these families, related methodological and conceptual concerns, and the factors linked to maternal well-being, effective parenting processes, family functioning, and child outcomes are addressed. Much work remains to be done on conceptualizing and assessing parenting processes among African Americans in general and single African American mothers in particular. Researchers must examine more carefully the circumstances that foster or impede successful parenting among these mothers. Studies also are needed to disentangle the interactions between economic stress and parenting behavior and to determine the extent to which the findings can be applied to middle-income single African American parents.
Keywords: African American; single mothers; parenting; risk; resiliency; child competence
Language: English
Document Type: Regular paper
Affiliations: 1: Center for Family Research, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602; vmurry@arches.uga.edu 2: Center for Family Research, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602.
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