Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Intergenerational Relations on Adolescent Problem Behavior in U.S. Single-Mother Families

Autor/inn/en	Pan, En-ling; Farrell, Michael P.
Titel	Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Intergenerational Relations on Adolescent Problem Behavior in U.S. Single-Mother Families
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 27 (2006) 8, S.1137-1158 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X06288123
Schlagwörter	Drug Use; Behavior Problems; Ethnicity; Asian Americans; Parent Child Relationship; One Parent Family; Mothers; Fathers; Child Rearing; Hispanic Americans; African Americans; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Ethnizität; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner
Abstract	This study examines whether the effects of single-mother families (SMFs) on adolescent problem behavior are buffered by supportive mothering and the involvement of nonresident fathers and whether the effectiveness of these two buffers varies by ethnicity. Based on the data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors find that supportive mothering within SMFs buffers their effects for most groups. Compared to other ethnic groups, Asian American mothers' supportiveness is less effective in buffering the impact on drug use. For Black adolescents, nonresident father involvement buffers the effects on delinquency and drug use. However, Asian American and Hispanic father involvement in SMFs is associated with increased problem behavior. The findings suggest that ethnic groups with more experience dealing with SMFs may be ahead of those with less experience in developing child-rearing practices that buffer the effects of SMFs on problem behavior. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10