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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
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Mistry, Rashmita S.; Vandewater, Elizabeth A.; Huston, Aletha C.; McLoyd, Vonnie C. – Child Development, 2002
Evaluated a family economic stress model that links economic well-being to child well-being among African American and Hispanic children from low-income families, mostly headed by single mothers. Found that lower economic well-being adversely impacted parent's psychological well-being; these parents felt less effective in disciplinary interactions…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students