TY - JOUR
T1 - The protective effect of adult mental health upon the utilization of racial socialization parenting practices
AU - Cavaleri, Marya A.
AU - Bannon, William M.
AU - Rodriguez, James
AU - McKay, Mary M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of parental mental health and types of racial socialization. The sample consisted of 169 African-American parents and their children (ages 9-11) who participated in a federally funded research project, Knowledge about the African American Research Experience (KAARE). Bivariate analyses revealed significant positive relationships between parent mental health status and two forms of racial socialization: spiritual/religious coping, and racial awareness teaching, while multivariate analyses supported the positive association between parental mental health and spiritual/religious coping. These results suggest that parental characteristics may influence the use of specific types of racial socialization to assist youth in coping with discriminatory societal messages.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of parental mental health and types of racial socialization. The sample consisted of 169 African-American parents and their children (ages 9-11) who participated in a federally funded research project, Knowledge about the African American Research Experience (KAARE). Bivariate analyses revealed significant positive relationships between parent mental health status and two forms of racial socialization: spiritual/religious coping, and racial awareness teaching, while multivariate analyses supported the positive association between parental mental health and spiritual/religious coping. These results suggest that parental characteristics may influence the use of specific types of racial socialization to assist youth in coping with discriminatory societal messages.
KW - African-American youth
KW - Cultural parenting practices
KW - Racial socialization
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/65749133791
U2 - 10.1080/15332980802032474
DO - 10.1080/15332980802032474
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:65749133791
SN - 1533-2985
VL - 6
SP - 55
EP - 64
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
IS - 4
ER -