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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"African American families"”.
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Leisure patterns of African American families
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Socializing race: Parental beliefs and practices in two African American families
… in the developmental process—particularly for African American children—little empirical research exists which examines early socialization with young children. In addition, few studies to date have incorporated qualitative or ethnographic methods for in-depth description and analysis of the …
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Case Studies of Three African-American Families Use of Literacy during Nonschool Hours.
Case Studies of Three African-American Families Use of Literacy during Nonschool Hours.
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Parenting, neighborhood characteristics, and disruptive child behavior in low-income African American families
… behavior. Examining data from a low-income, African American preschool sample, this study investigated how self-reported neighborhood characteristics and observed parenting behaviors uniquely predicted observed disruptive behavior in children. Findings supported the strong relationship …
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Childhood externalizing behavior problems, maternal depression, and father involvement in low-income African American families
… child externalizing behaviors among low-income African-American families with preschool-aged children. Path analysis implemented through Mplus computer software was used to test the hypothesized moderation and mediation models. Father involvement was not found to moderate the relationship …
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Socialization Trajectories of Civic Development: Examining Variation Among Children in Black Immigrant and African American Families
… considering intra-group variability among Black families in civic development and suggests that being from an immigrant family is associated with differential civic outcomes relative to their non-immigrant counterparts.</p>
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Family Support Factors in African American Families That Promote Academic Achievement for Male Middle-School Students
… education literature is the underachievement of African American males at all levels of the education pipeline - from elementary and secondary schools through to postsecondary education. African American boys are falling behind and they are falling behind early. This research focuses on resources …
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Housing Patterns, Academic Performance and School Choice: An Inquiry into the Relocation Experiences of African-American Families
… the educational relocation experiences of AfricanAmerican families residing in predominately-White and northern Gwinnett County, Georgia, who relocated to pursue improved educational opportunities for their children. For poor families or African- American families with limited resources, …
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Dads matter: Examining paternal involvement as a predictive factor in healthy birth outcomes in African American families
… of this dissertation is to examine the role African American fathers' play in healthy birth outcomes and explore the role of residential status on paternal involvement. The analyses are based on data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study and focus groups with recent and …
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Fostering Advocacy, Communication, Empowerment, and Support (FACES) for African American families of children with autism: a pilot study
… with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families often face challenges with accessing early intervention and related services. African American children face additional challenges due to disparities in diagnoses and access to services. These disparities present a great need for parent …
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Parent-Child Communication among African American Families: Does "Being on the Same Page" Protect Against Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior?
<p>African American adolescents continue to be at high risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sexual risk reduction efforts have focused on family-level sexual health communication, although they have yielded inconsistent findings. Using dyadic data from African American parents …
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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, parenting behavior, and parenting self-efficacy in African American families with low-income
<p>Early trauma is linked to adverse adult outcomes, including parenting deficits. While prior research has emphasized specific trauma types and severe parenting deficits, less is known about how cumulative trauma shapes normative parenting behaviors. Parenting self-efficacy (PSE) has been proposed …
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Success Oriented Strategies Employed by Middle-Class African American Families: A Focus on Positive Racial Identity Development and Socialization
… and child-rearing strategies employed by African American families that facilitate the development and socialization of children in ways that promote achievement and success outcomes, with a primary focus on those strategies that foster positive racial identity development and …
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An Explorative Study of the Perceptions of Lower Social Class African American Families of the Working Alliance with Middle Social Class White Family Therapists
<p>This study examined the perception of families who received counseling by family therapists who were unlike them in race and social class. This study was conducted as a qualitative investigation, as the researcher engaged in the semi-structured interview technique with families who have …
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Spirituality's Role in the Interaction Between Child Welfare and Black Families
… how a sample of key stakeholders, including African American parents and child welfare staff in the Moreno Valley area of Riverside County, California, jointly construct the role that spirituality/religion plays in engaging, assessing and intervening with African American families. Utilizing …
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Cracked Windows, Broken Mirrors, and Closed Doors: A Critical Content Analysis of African American Children's Books
… is a current shortage of culturally responsive African American children’s books. Culturally responsive literature provides a positive influence on children of all races and researchers have indicated that picturebooks that are diverse and culturally responsive can affirm cultural and social …
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Life After an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: A Comparison of Stress and Coping Profiles of African American and Caucasian Caregivers
… the impact of culture on stress and coping for families after they are diagnosed. This study explored the relationship between caregiver’s ethnic culture and caregiver reports of stress and coping behaviors when caring for a child with autism. Specifically, this study used discriminate function …
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“That was menopause, but I didn't know that” Understanding Family Systems of Menopause Knowledge among African American Women with Endometrial Cancer
Objectives: Little is known regarding how African American families acquire and disseminate menopause knowledge. The objectives of this study were to describe how knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about menopause are shaped by family knowledge systems for African American women of postmenopausal …
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African American Parent-Teen Communication regarding dating, sex, and risk of STIs
… of this study was to determine if, when and how African American parents discussed health issues and sexual risks with their teenagers. Interviews were conducted with thirty African American families connected to the South Side of Syracuse. The participants had connection to the South Side of …
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A critical ethnography exploring African American biological parents' experiences with child welfare service providers
African American children are disproportionately represented in the child welfare and foster care system. While there is no statistically significant difference between race and rates of maltreatment, African Americans are more likely to be reported, investigated, have their children removed from …
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