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Infant-directed speech in African-American mothers
… modifications in the infant-directed speech of African American mothers; (2) examine the differences in the acoustic properties of the infant- and adult-directed speech of European American and African American mothers; (3) examine the relationship between the acoustic properties of mothers' …
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Can I get a witness? African American mothers, parenting networks, and attachment
… constructivist approach examined the meaning African American mothers give to experiences of sexual mistreatment and their perceptions of how those experiences influenced their approach to parenting within extended family structures. I expected that mothers' experiences of trauma management, …
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Redefining Responsibility: Welfare Reform, Low-Income African American Mothers, and Children with Disabilities
Mothers of children with disabilities face a variety of problems compared to other mothers, but their experiences are not universal. This thesis provides a critical analysis of caregiving and disability by examining the experiences of a group of low-income African American mothers with children …
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Stressful postpartum psychologic reactions in adult and adolescent African-American mothers of low birthweight infants
… & Stanley, 1963) to determine if adolescent African-American mothers of low birthweight infants would have a greater degree of postpartum stressful psychologic reaction than adult African-American mothers of low birthweight infants. The sample consisted of 28 adults and 25 adolescents, all of …
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Trauma, Depression, Early Attachment, and Neonatal Health Outcomes among African American Mothers and their Infants
Young children whose mothers are depressed are vulnerable to a range of negative developmental outcomes beginning during the prenatal period and persisting throughout childhood. There is a large and growing need for evidence-informed pre-and postnatal services for pregnant women, especially in …
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The Language Use and Interactions of African American Mothers and Their Toddlers in the Home
The present study addressed how middle income African American mothers used language with their two-year old children and how the mothers' cultural beliefs influenced their language interactions. The purpose of this study was to investigate caregiver-child interactions with a focus on language …
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Reducing Mortality Among African American Mothers Related to Postpartum Hemorrhage by Implementing Early Education and Risk Assessments
<p>African American women are at the highest risk for hemorrhaging during childbirth (Okunlola, 2022). A hemorrhage can occur among postpartum mothers for many reasons, with the main causes being uterine atony, tissue trauma, and clotting issues. However, risks for Black mothers differ. The …
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She Ain No Crack Ho', She's Her Baby's Mama: Counternarratives of Drug Addiction, Parent -Child Interactions, and Academic Achievement From African American Mothers
… interactions, and academic achievement from the African American mothers' perspectives. Black feminist thought, critical race feminism, and resilience were used as theoretical frameworks for this study. Five African American mothers who used crack, powder cocaine, crank, and/or heroin …
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Development and Validation of a Silhouette Scale to Measure African-American Mothers’ Perception of the Body Size of Their Two to Four Year Old Children
… are obese. Obesity in the U.S. is higher in the African-American groups comprising 13.2 % of the U.S. population. With the link between obesity and chronic diseases, such as, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers there is a necessity to understand and reverse the consequences of …
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Closing the Health Disparities Gap Between African American Mothers and Infants and Their Racial and Ethnic Counterparts in Correspondence with the Santa Clara County’s Black Infant Health Program
… disparities and inequities that affect the African American (includes those who consider themselves of African descent and/or Black individuals) women and their babies appear to be less dependent upon age, economic status, or education, as once considered previously. Further, it was thought …
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Mothers' Stories: Influences on Vocabulary and Syntax of African American Children With and Without Language Impairment
The present study is concerned with how African American mothers use interesting vocabulary and vary their syntax in personal stories told to their children with and without specific language impairment (SLI). It is also concerned with children's gains in vocabulary and syntactic knowledge as a …
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A Qualitative Examination of the Maternal Racial Socialization of African American Preschool Children
The salience of racial socialization among African American families has received considerable attention in the literature; however, few scholars have examined how the process of racial socialization unfolds in families with very young children. This study investigated how African American mothers …
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Intergenerational Communication: Its Effect on Early Screening Activities in African-American Adult Daughters of Mothers with Breast Cancer
… of healthy individuals. The notion of African-American mothers and adult daughters sharing breast health and breast cancer knowledge openly and honestly could be the initial step in addressing the high morbidity and mortality that continues to affect this population. Communication is a …
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Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.)
African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), when compared to their non-Hispanic, white counterparts. Among African-American girls, current pregnancy rates are equal to the …
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Parenting Under Stress: Examining The Protective Role Of Parenting Self-Efficacy In A High-Risk Environment
… child outcomes. It has also demonstrated that African American mothers are much more likely to face these risk factors. While research has demonstrated the protective effect of parenting self-efficacy against poverty’s influence on parenting behaviors, it has not examined whether or not …
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Parental Monitoring of Adolescents by Ethnically and Economically Diverse Mothers
In this study, predictors of mothers' beliefs about the importance of and use of monitoring strategies were examined. Previous research suggests that parental monitoring behaviors might differ by characteristics of the parent and family, such as ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and family …
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"i Can't Just Turn Over My Daughter And Let It Be": Black Mothers And The Racial Socialization Of Their Daughters Attending White Schools
… OVER MY DAUGHTER AND LET IT BE": </p> <p>BLACK MOTHERS AND THE RACIAL SOCIALIZATION OF THEIR DAUGHTERS ATTENDING WHITE SCHOOLS</p> <p>by</p> <p>CHASITY YASHICA BAILEY-FAKHOURY</p> <p>August 2013</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Heather E. Dillaway</p> <p>Major: Sociology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of …
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Mothers' Communication Style and the Development of Child Compliance and Noncompliance During the Third Year of Life
… compliance during the toddler years, the role of mothers' and toddlers' language abilities on change in compliance has largely been ignored. The current study addressed this gap using a sample of low-income, primarily African American mothers and toddlers (N = 55). Two models examining the role of …
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Bone Mineral Density, Preventative Behaviors And Risk Factors In African American And Caucasian Mother-Daughter Pairs
… million of the total 72.8 million population of Americans over 65 years (pollard, 2013). For African American women over the age of 50, 5% have osteoporosis and an estimated 35% have low bone mass (nof, n.d.). It is estimated that while over 40% of African American women over 80 years meet …
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African American Female Principals of Urban High Schools and Their Negotiation of Work and Family Conflicts
… When the data is disaggregated to only examine African American women in education, the disproportion widens between women and men in leadership. As the demographics of the population in the United States change, there is expanding need for more culturally, ethnically, racially diverse leaders …
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