Family Tree Branches and Southern Roots: Contemporary Racial Differences in Marriage in Intergenerational and Contextual Perspective
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 129, Heft 4, S. 1084-1135
ISSN: 1537-5390
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In: The American journal of sociology, Band 129, Heft 4, S. 1084-1135
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 115-125
ISSN: 1545-6846
In: Journal of family issues, Band 36, Heft 8, S. 1001-1021
ISSN: 1552-5481
Few empirical studies have examined the association between parenthood and psychological well-being. Using NLSY79 data ( n = 6,297), we examined how various parental roles, or specific parent–child relationship types, were associated with depressive symptoms in adults. We hypothesized that less traditional and more complex parental roles would be associated with higher depressive symptoms. Ordinary least squares regression results revealed that having a stepchild was associated with higher depressive symptoms, regardless of the stepchild's residential status. Additionally, certain combinations of parental roles were a risk factor for depressive symptoms, including having a biological child residing in the home and another biological child residing outside the home simultaneously, a biological child and a stepchild residing together (with or without a new biological child), and having more than two combined parental roles in general. Findings suggested certain parental roles are indeed associated with higher depressive symptoms, while others may be null relationships.
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 665, Heft 1, S. 22-43
ISSN: 1552-3349
More than 2 million American children have a parent incarcerated, making the consequences of parental incarceration for families a critical concern. A growing literature documents significant challenges not only among incarcerated men, but also among their spouses, partners, and children. Much remains to be learned about these experiences, however; and the data available for doing so are limited. In this article, we demonstrate how the quality of available data on paternal incarceration can be improved by supplementing a leading population-based survey of families with administrative records on criminal history from a state criminal justice agency. This administrative supplement provides only a low-end estimate of the extent of criminal justice involvement in our sample, but still increases the number of fathers identified with criminal histories by more than 20 percent. Building on such a supplement—in our current survey or future ones—could improve the identification of justice-involved fathers on a broader scale.
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 88, S. 84-95
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 91, S. 1-10
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Journal of social work: JSW, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 24-44
ISSN: 1741-296X
Summary Using data from a sample of RELATE (the RELATionship Evaluation Survey) respondents in stepfamilies (N = 560), this study examined the association between relationship quality (satisfaction and stability) and stepparenting issues. Although stepparenting issues can negatively impact romantic partners in stepfamilies, we suggest that high-quality communication may be a protective factor for individuals and couples stressed by their relationship with a nonbiological child. Findings Our results show that stepparenting issues are negatively associated with satisfaction and stability, but is partially mediated by clear-sending communication. Further, this mediation is stronger for women when considering satisfaction and for men when considering stability. Applications Our results show that stepparenting issues can be a strong sense of discord among romantic couples. Yet, they also indicate that clear-sending communication in relationships can substantially reduce the negative association of these issues with relationship quality. This finding suggests that therapeutic models that focus on emotionally focused couples therapy, structural family therapy, or address issues within the family system may be best for addressing common problems in stepfamilies.
In: Journal of social service research, Band 39, Heft 5, S. 629-645
ISSN: 1540-7314
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 107, S. 104573
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Family relations, Band 73, Heft 2, S. 683-702
ISSN: 1741-3729
AbstractObjectiveInformed by the family systems theory, the current study aimed to examine whether shared parental responsiveness between fathers and mothers with low income was associated with preschoolers' developmental outcomes.BackgroundBoth fathers' and mothers' parental responsiveness are key contributors to their young children's development. However, the ways in which fathers and mothers work as a system, as well as the role of shared parental responsiveness in child development, are not well understood, especially among families from low‐income contexts.MethodParticipants were from the Building Strong Families project, a racially diverse group of families from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds (N = 1,173). Fathers' and mothers' parental responsiveness were observed during father–child and mother–child interactions using the two‐bags task. Preschoolers' child behavior problems, prosocial behaviors, and receptive language served as developmental outcomes of interest. A common fate approach to dyadic analysis was employed to create shared responsiveness and individual residual variance latent variables, which the child outcomes were regressed onto. Moderation analysis by fathers' resident status was conducted.ResultsShared responsiveness positively predicted preschoolers' prosocial behaviors (Β = 0.33, p < .001) and receptive language (Β = 14.85, p < .001), above and beyond individual residual variance. Fathers' resident status did not moderate any of the examined relationships.ConclusionThere may be benefits to young children's development when mothers and fathers demonstrate shared responsiveness.Implications.Interventions serving families with low income could help strengthen mother–father shared responsiveness to promote child development.
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 129, S. 105662
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 128, S. 105606
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Child maltreatment: journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 612-624
ISSN: 1552-6119
Economic support programs for low-income families may play an important role in preventing child abuse and neglect. In the United States, childcare subsidies are provided to low-income families who meet certain requirements to offset the high cost of childcare. States have flexibility in setting many policies related to the provision of childcare subsidies, which results in a great deal of variation in how the programs operate between states. One policy dimension on which states vary is the number of employment hours required to receive childcare subsidies. A small body of work has begun to investigate the ways in which these state policy variations might relate to child maltreatment. Using 11 years of administrative data from the United States, the current study sought to estimate the relationship between two sources of variation in childcare subsidy policies: employment requirements and copayment size; and child neglect, physical abuse, and emotional abuse substantiations. The study found a nuanced relationship between required employment and neglect substantiations. Specifically, requiring some level of work was not associated with neglect substantiations, but requiring 30 hours of employment was associated with higher rates. The study did not find a relationship between copayment size and maltreatment substantiations.
In: Journal of family violence, Band 39, Heft 6, S. 1075-1091
ISSN: 1573-2851
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 112, S. 104930
ISSN: 0190-7409