The Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Effective Parenting Behaviors: The Role of Social Support

Autor/inn/en	Byrnes, Hilary F.; Miller, Brenda A.
Titel	The Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Effective Parenting Behaviors: The Role of Social Support
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 33 (2012) 12, S.1658-1687 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X12437693
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Child Rearing; Social Support Groups; Parenting Styles; Neighborhoods; Environmental Influences; Interpersonal Relationship; Mothers; Preadolescents; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Questionnaires; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Kindererziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Kalifornien
Abstract	Neighborhood characteristics have been linked to healthy behavior, including effective parenting behaviors. This may be partially explained through the neighborhood's relation to parents' access to social support from friends and family. The current study examined associations of neighborhood characteristics with parenting behaviors indirectly through social support. The sample included 614 mothers of 11- to 12-year-old youths enrolled in a health care system in the San Francisco area. Structural equations modeling shows that neighborhood perceptions were related to parenting behaviors, indirectly through social support, whereas archival census neighborhood indicators were unrelated to social support and parenting. Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and control were related to greater social support, which was related to more effective parenting style, parent-child communication, and monitoring. Perceived neighborhood disorganization was unrelated to social support. Prevention strategies should focus on helping parents build a social support network that can act as a resource in times of need. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10