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Sibling Socialization of Competence in Rural, Single-Parent African American Families.
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Brody, Gene H.; Murry, Velma McBride – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001
Older siblings' contributions to younger siblings' competence net of parenting processes were examined with 152 pairs of first-born (M=11.7 years) and second-born (M=9.2 years) siblings in rural, single-parent African American families. Structural equation modeling indicated that parenting was linked with older siblings' competence, which in turn…
Descriptors: Black Family, Children, Family Environment, Interpersonal Competence
Racial Discrimination as a Moderator of the Links among Stress, Maternal Psychological Functioning, and Family Relationships.
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Murry, Velma McBride; Brown, P. Adama; Brody, Gene H.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Simons, Ronald L. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001
Focuses on the links between social contexts and normative family patterns to identify factors at the societal, community, family, and individual levels that enhance African Americans' ability to overcome stressful life events and foster positive family relationships. Maternal psychological distress was linked with parent-child relationship…
Descriptors: Black Family, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Family Characteristics
Linking Maternal Efficacy Beliefs, Developmental Goals, Parenting Practices, and Child Competence in Rural Single-Parent African American Families.
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Brody, Gene H.; Flor, Douglas L.; Gibson, Nicole Morgan – Child Development, 1999
Traced links among family financial resource adequacy, maternal beliefs and behavior, developmental goals, and child outcomes in rural, single-parent African American families of 6- to 9-year-olds. Found that financial adequacy was linked with childrearing efficacy. Efficacy beliefs were linked with parenting practices indirectly through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Black Family, Black Mothers
Longitudinal Pathways to Competence and Psychological Adjustment among African American Children Living in Rural Single-Parent Households.
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Brody, Gene H.; Murry, Velma McBride; Kim, Sooyeon; Brown, Anita C. – Child Development, 2002
Examined the relationship between maternal psychological functioning and child competence and psychological adjustment among black families with 11-year-old children. Found a chain of influences over a 3-year period in which maternal education and income were linked with maternal psychological functioning, which predicted competence-promoting…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Mothers, Black Youth, Blacks
Maternal Resources, Parenting Practices, and Child Competence in Rural, Single-Parent African American Families.
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Brody, Gene H.; Flor, Douglas L. – Child Development, 1998
Tested a model linking maternal/family characteristics to child cognitive and psychosocial competence in African-American 6- to 9-year olds in rural single-mother-headed households. Found that maternal education, religiosity, and financial resources were linked with parenting style, mother-child relationship, and maternal school involvement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Family, Black Youth, Child Development