Predictors of Coparenting Relationship Quality in African American Single Mother Families: An Ecological Model

Autor/inn/en	Sterrett, Emma; Jones, Deborah J.; Forehand, Rex; Garai, Emily
Titel	Predictors of Coparenting Relationship Quality in African American Single Mother Families: An Ecological Model
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 36 (2010) 3, S.277-302 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798409353754
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Mothers; Depression (Psychology); African Americans; One Parent Family; Parenting Styles; Marital Status; Correlation; Child Rearing; At Risk Persons; Disadvantaged; Longitudinal Studies; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Low Income Groups; Educational Attainment; Family Structure; Employment Level; Family Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Mother; Mutter; Afroamerikaner; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Familienstand; Korrelation; Kindererziehung; Risikogruppe; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Beschäftigungsgrad
Abstract	Nonmarital coparents, or adults who assist mothers with childrearing, play a significant role in the lives of African American single mothers and their children. Yet relatively little research has examined correlates of the quality of the coparenting relationship in these families. Using a broad ecological framework, the current study examined correlates of maternal-report of coparenting relationship quality in a sample of 242 low-income African American single mother families in the southeastern United States. Cross-sectionally, at each of two time points, neighborhoods characterized by "lower" levels of risk, "higher" levels of lax maternal parenting, and "higher" levels of maternal depressive symptoms were associated with a more compromised coparenting relationship. These findings were partially replicated in longitudinal analyses predicting coparenting relationship quality at Assessment 2 from Assessment 1 variables. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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