An analysis of adult-child conversation patterns in diverse African American families

Tolson, Timothy F. J.; Wilson, Melvin N.; Hinton, Ivora; Simmons, Faith; Staples, Wendy; Askew, Tiffany

doi:10.1002/cd.23219956806

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“…One explanation for this might be that lack of a partner to actively support change in parenting is critical. As found by Tolson et al (1995), it might be that mothers perceived that emotional support was positively affected when another adult resided with the family, regardless of the other adult's involvement with the parenting role. The findings suggest the need to pay more attention to strategies for engaging single mothers in the FCU and addressing their goals and social support needs.…”

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confidence: 84%

Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

Gardner¹,

Connell²,

Trentacosta³

et al. 2009

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This study investigated moderators of change in an empirically supported family-centered intervention (the Family Check-Up) for problem behavior in early childhood. Participants were 731 2-to 3-year-olds (49% girls; 28% African American, 50% European American, 13% biracial) from low-income families and had been screened for risk of family stress and early-onset problem behavior. They were randomized to the Family Check-Up intervention or to a no-intervention control group. Latent growth models examined sociodemographic and parent psychological risk factors as potential moderators of change in problem behavior between ages 2, 3, and 4. Results revealed 2 moderators of intervention effectiveness. Caregivers with the lowest educational levels were more responsive to the family-centered intervention, and 2-parent families were more responsive to the intervention. Other risk factors showed no predictive effects. Overall, findings suggest that this brief family-centered intervention can be equally effective in reaching the most distressed and most disadvantaged families, compared to those who are more advantaged. However, results suggest that more attention may be needed to address the intervention needs of single parent families in reducing problem behavior in early childhood. Keywordschild problem behavior; early prevention; moderators; parenting; conduct problems Numerous randomized trials show that parenting interventions are effective in preventing child problem behavior (Kazdin, 2002). These include "efficacy" trials, conducted in relatively specialist settings, as well as more recent adaptations of these interventions into "effectiveness" trials, which have the potential for widespread dissemination into real-world, communityCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Frances Gardner, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2ER, United Kingdom. frances.gardner@socres.ox.ac.uk. (Dishion & Stormshak, 2007;Gardner, Burton & Klimes, 2006;Webster-Stratton, 1998a, 1998b. To take such interventions to scale, investigators have developed modified interventions that are brief and low cost (Turner & Sanders, 2006) and that are adapted to engage the most marginalized families (Dishion, Nelson, & Kavanagh, 2003;Shaw, Dishion, Supplee, Gardner, & Arnds, 2006). It is generally accepted that such low-cost interventions, even those with quite modest effect sizes, could potentially be useful and could translate into large public health benefits (Biglan & Taylor, 2000). NIH Public AccessA key issue underlying the potential for public health impact is whether such brief interventions are effective for the most high-risk families in society, or whether they confer greater benefit on more advantaged families, as reported in recent meta-analyses of predictors of outcome in parent training (Lundahl, Risser, & Lovejoy, 2006;Reyno & McGrath, 2006). This is an important concern, given that high-risk families are also those most likely to have children showin...

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confidence: 84%

Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

Gardner¹,

Connell²,

Trentacosta³

et al. 2009

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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“…Social Support. Social support was measured using an index developed and used in a previous study of African American family functioning whereby support is defined by the density of the network identified by caretakers (see Wilson, 1989;Tolson, Wilson, & Hinton, 1995). This index was selected for use in this study in order to determine the amount and kind of resources available to the families without adding an additional and lengthy assessment of social support.…”

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The Context of Caretaking in Rural Areas: Family Factors Influencing the Level of Functioning of Seriously Mentally Ill Patients Living at Home

Kohn-Wood

Wilson

2005

American Journal of Community Psychology

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After the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric hospitals, many families became primary caregivers for seriously mentally ill individuals. Mental health services became further reduced with the advent of managed care and reductions in health and mental health care. The dearth of community-care options often results in psychiatric patients being quickly stabilized in hospital units and discharged to live with their families. The lack of community resources is particularly acute in rural areas. Given these realities the current study sought to determine if family caretaking variables are related to patient outcomes. Family factors including the perception of burden, expressed emotion (EE), and primary caregivers' social support were tested in a model of caretaking that examines the relationship between these factors and patients' symptom expression and social and occupational functioning. The sample includes 49 predominantly African American families living in a rural area and with a chronically ill family member who had been previously diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. Primary caregivers and patients were interviewed using adapted measures of burden, EE, and social support. Patients were administered a revised version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Results suggest less perceived burden, increased caregiver support and, to a lesser extent, EE explain approximately one-fifth of the variance in patient functioning. These results support previous research demonstrating the importance of family factors for seriously mentally ill patient outcomes. Results are discussed in terms of implications for assisting families in the current era of diminished resources.

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“…Additionally, studies emphasized the dynamic role of fathers and mothers and the importance of examining fathering roles and beliefs as they vary by family structure, fathers’ residential status, and household economic standing (Hammond et al, 2011; Hinton et al, 1995; Hunter, 1997; J. L. McAdoo, 1979; Tolson & Wilson, 1990; Tolson et al, 1995). Wilson, 1984, 1986a, 1986b) applied an intergenerational and systems perspective to examine fathers’ familial roles and decision-making domains.…”

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Honoring foundational Black psychologists' contributions to research on Black fathers.

Cooper¹,

Thomas²,

Harty³

et al. 2023

American Psychologist

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Much of the early psychological research on Black fathers and families employed a deficit lens, pathologizing Black fathers as absent and uninvolved contributors to their children's development. As a response, several Black psychologists articulated the need to move away from deficitbased approaches and employ strengths-based and adaptive frameworks to examine the social experiences of Black fathers and their contributions to child development. This transformative work was not only central to advancing research on Black fathers but also a cornerstone in the broader fathering literature. Though the list of foundational architects of Black fatherhood scholarship spans disciplines, we center this article around the contributions of eight Black psychologists-Drs.

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An analysis of adult-child conversation patterns in diverse African American families

Abstract: This study considers the effect of family type on familial and adult‐child conversation during evening meals.

Cited by 6 publications

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Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

The Context of Caretaking in Rural Areas: Family Factors Influencing the Level of Functioning of Seriously Mentally Ill Patients Living at Home

Honoring foundational Black psychologists' contributions to research on Black fathers.

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