Guilt Trips and Love Withdrawal: Does Mothers' Use of Psychological Control Predict Depressive Symptoms among African American Adolescents?

Autor/inn/en	Mandara, Jelani; Pikes, Crysta L.
Titel	Guilt Trips and Love Withdrawal: Does Mothers' Use of Psychological Control Predict Depressive Symptoms among African American Adolescents?
Quelle	In: Family Relations, 57 (2008) 5, S.602-612 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-6664
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00526.x
Schlagwörter	Females; Parenting Styles; Adolescents; Psychology; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Mothers; African Americans; Socioeconomic Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Psychological Patterns; Gender Differences; Child Rearing; Parent Child Relationship; Self Control; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychologie; Angst; Mother; Mutter; Afroamerikaner; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Selbstbeherrschung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	This study examined the effects of maternal psychological control on the depressive symptoms of 152 lower socioeconomic status African American adolescents. After controlling for the effects of other parenting practices, psychological control had a strong positive relationship with girls' depressive symptoms, but none for boys, even though the 2 groups reported the same levels of psychological control. As predicted, girls' sense of control and agency completely mediated the effects of psychological control. Those who reported higher levels of psychological control reported lower self-control and higher depressive symptoms. It was concluded that girls are probably more aware of the covert messages and more concerned for their mother's feelings than are boys. Thus, girls may be more willing than boys to sacrifice their own identity; however, there may be psychological consequences for their sacrifice. (As Provided).
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