An Extension and Moderational Analysis of the Family Stress Model Focusing on African American Adolescents

Landers-Potts, Melissa; Wickrama, K. A. S.; Simons, Leslie Gordon; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Simons, Ronald L.; Conger, Rand D.

doi:10.1111/fare.12117

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“…As expected, neither caregiver's distress reached significance in predicting parenting when including negative couple behaviors and the other control variables. This is consistent with previous research reporting a mediating effect of caregivers' romantic relationship in linking caregiver depression and parenting (Conger et al, ; Landers‐Potts et al, ; Leinonen et al, ). Contrary to expectations, men's distress was not associated with men's couple interaction behaviors, precluding an indirect effect, and the indirect effect from mother's distress to father's parenting via the father's negative couple interactions was insignificant.…”

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“…Past research has established that parental depression is a risk factor for negative couple interactions as well as ineffective and negative parenting practices (Lovejoy et al, ; McMakin et al, ; Papp et al, ). There is further evidence that the impact of caregiver psychological distress on parenting may be indirect via increased negative interactions between romantic partners (e.g., Conger et al, ; Landers‐Potts et al, ). Few studies, take into account the behaviors of both caregivers in exploring these relations.…”

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Psychological Distress, Couple Interactions, and Parenting: A Dyadic Analysis of African American Couples

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Simons³

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J of Marriage and Family

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Parental depression is a well‐established risk factor for couple conflict and ineffective or hostile parenting (M. C. Lovejoy, P. A. Graczyk, E. O'Hare, & G. Neuman, 2000; L. M. Papp, M. C. Goeke‐Morey, & E. M. Cummings, 2007). Although research suggests that caregiver depression may impact parenting indirectly via increased conflict between couples (e.g., R. D. Conger et al., 2002), few studies take into account the behaviors of both caregivers in exploring these relations. The goal of the current study is to employ an actor–partner mediator model to examine the complex relations among psychological distress, negative couple interactions, and parenting. Using a sample of 162 African American couples with children, we find evidence that the psychological distress of each caregiver has an effect on couple interactions for both men and women. The effects from each caregivers' distress to parenting are mainly indirect through the interactional behaviors of the mother toward the father, consistent with the father vulnerability hypothesis (e.g., E. M. Cummings, M. Goeke‐Morey, & J. Raymond, 2004).

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Psychological Distress, Couple Interactions, and Parenting: A Dyadic Analysis of African American Couples

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Simons³

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J of Marriage and Family

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“…Other studies have replicated specific pathways of the Family Stress Model (Landers-Potts et al, 2015). For example, Landers-Potts et al (2015) found that economic stress was associated with economic pressure and symptoms of parental depression, which was associated with caregiver conflict.…”

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“…For example, Landers-Potts et al (2015) found that economic stress was associated with economic pressure and symptoms of parental depression, which was associated with caregiver conflict. This conflict was negatively associated with parenting quality, which was linked to adolescent internalizing behavior and lower levels of positive adjustment.…”

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The Influence of Economic Pressure on Emerging Adult Binge Drinking: Testing the Family Stress Model over Time

Diggs

Neppl

2018

J Youth Adolescence

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The Family Stress Model proposes that disrupted family processes may help explain the association between economic adversity and poor child developmental outcomes. In this study, the Family Stress Model was tested across adolescence to emerging adulthood. Participants included 451 rural White youth who participated with their parents from age 13-23 (52% female). The data were analyzed at five developmental time periods with separate pathways for mothers and fathers. The findings reveal for both parents that economic pressure at time 1 (age 13) led to parental emotional distress which was related to harsh couple interaction at time 2 (ages 14 and 15). This marital conflict was related to harsh parenting toward the adolescent (time 2), which was then directly associated with higher levels of offspring drinking when youth were in middle adolescence (age 16) at time 3. Alcohol use in middle adolescence was associated with binge drinking in late adolescence (age 18, time 4) into emerging adulthood (age 23, time 5). Drinking behaviors did not differ for boys and girls. The current results show that economic adversity has an effect on family processes which influence offspring binge drinking patterns in later adolescence that continue into emerging adulthood.

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“…A consistent result is a heightened risk for mental health impairments, particularly elevated depressive symptoms [1, 2]. Contextual pathways from economic hardship to the development of depressive symptoms have been identified among African American youths.…”

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Family Economic Hardship, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Polymorphisms, and Depressive Symptoms in Rural African-American Youths

Chen

Brody

2015

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose To use pooled data from 2 independent studies of rural African American youths to test the moderation effect of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 gene (CRHR1) on the link between family economic hardship and trajectories of depressive symptoms. Methods Two longitudinal studies were conducted involving African Americans, 16 (N = 474) and 18 (N = 419) years of age, who were randomly recruited in rural Georgia. Family economic hardship and youths’ depressive symptoms were assessed 4 times across 2 1/2 years. Genetic data also were collected. Haplotype analysis was performed on single nucleotide polymorphisms of CRHR1; 2 haplotypes were aggregated to form a CRHR1 index. Growth curve models were executed to determine whether CRHR1 moderated the link between Wave 1 family economic hardship and youths’ development of depression. Results CRHR1 × family economic hardship interactions significantly predicted youths’ depressive symptoms. When exposed to family economic hardship 1 standard deviation above the mean at Wave 1, youths who scored 0 on the CRHR1 index showed high and increasing depressive symptoms across time, whereas those who scored 2 on the index showed a decrease in depressive symptoms. Conclusions The CRHR1 gene reduces the risk for depressive symptoms among youths living in families undergoing high levels of economic hardship.

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An Extension and Moderational Analysis of the Family Stress Model Focusing on African American Adolescents

Cited by 79 publications

References 36 publications

Psychological Distress, Couple Interactions, and Parenting: A Dyadic Analysis of African American Couples

Psychological Distress, Couple Interactions, and Parenting: A Dyadic Analysis of African American Couples

The Influence of Economic Pressure on Emerging Adult Binge Drinking: Testing the Family Stress Model over Time

Family Economic Hardship, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Polymorphisms, and Depressive Symptoms in Rural African-American Youths

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