Black Women and White Women: Do Perceptions of Childhood Family Environment Differ?

Clay, Cassandra; Ellis, Michael A.; Griffin, Margaret L.; Amodeo, Maryann; Fassler, Irene

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00207.x

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“…Specifically, we were interested in exploring whether there were differences related to the presence of treatment needs and specific secondary surgery recommendations (functional versus aesthetic). We also aimed to determine whether there were differences in family functioning related to race and ethnicity, since these variables are known to be associated with differences in family functioning (Moos and Moos, 2002; McEachern and Kenny, 2002; Clay et al, 2007). Finally, we examined differences related to payer type (private versus public insurance) given that families with fewer financial resources may be differentially affected by the cleft diagnosis and its multiple associated treatments and surgeries (Abbott et al, 2011; Broder et al, 2012).…”

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“…In addition, race and ethnicity are associated with family functioning; greater levels of cohesion and expressiveness have been reported among ethnic minority families (McEachern and Kenny, 2002; Moos and Moos, 2002; Clay et al, 2007). For example, greater levels of cohesion have been associated with lower levels of psychological distress among U.S. Latinos (Rivera et al, 2008).…”

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Parent-Reported Family Functioning among Children with Cleft Lip/Palate

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Rosenberg

Magee

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The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

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Objective To examine family functioning related to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in youth with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). Design Cross-sectional, multisite investigation. Setting Six U.S. cleft centers. Patients/Participants A diverse sample of 1200 children with CL/P and their parents. Main Outcome Measure Parents completed the Family Environment Scale (FES), which assesses three domains of family functioning: cohesion (or closeness), expressiveness (open expression of feelings), and conflict. Demographic and clinical characteristics were also assessed including race, ethnicity, type of insurance, and surgical recommendations. Results The FES scores for families seeking team evaluations for their youth with CL/P (mean age = 11.6 years) fall within the average range compared with normative samples. Families receiving surgical recommendations for their youth also had FES scores in the average range, yet families of children recommended for functional surgery reported greater cohesion, expressiveness, and less conflict compared with those recommended for aesthetic surgery (P < .05). For cohesion and expressiveness, significant main effects for race (P = .012, P < .0001, respectively) and ethnicity (P =.004, P < .0001, respectively) were found but not for their interaction. No significant differences were found on the conflict domain. Families with private insurance reported significantly greater cohesion (P < .001) and expressiveness (P < .001) than did families with public insurance. Conclusions Family functioning across domains was in the average range. However, observed differences by race, ethnicity, type of insurance, and surgical recommendation may warrant consideration in clinical management for patients and families.

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Parent-Reported Family Functioning among Children with Cleft Lip/Palate

Crerand

Rosenberg

Magee

et al. 2015

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

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“…We evaluated the family environment with subscales from the FES (Moos & Moos, 1994). This self‐report measure has been widely used in studies on family processes and has been shown to be reliable and valid among different populations and with different racial/ethnic groups (Boyd, Gullone, Needleman, & Burt, 1997; Clay, Ellis, Griffin, Amodeo, & Fassler, 2007; Negy & Synder, 2006; Sanford, Bingham, & Zucker, 1999). For the purpose of this study, we utilized the subscales of conflict/anger (sample α = .85), organized/structure (sample α = .66), and cohesion/expression (sample α = .75).…”

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Parenting Attitudes, Family Environments, Depression, and Anxiety in Caregivers of Maltreated Children

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Trickett

2011

Family Relations

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This study evaluated parenting attitudes, family environments, depression, and anxiety in a sample of primarily minority urban mothers to better understand maltreating mothers (n = 83), who retain custody of their children and how they are similar to and different from foster mothers (n = 50), kin caregivers (n = 52) of maltreated children, and comparison mothers (n = 100) from the same communities. Maltreating mothers were distinguished by their much higher levels of depression and anxiety from other mothers. In addition, like foster mothers, maltreating mothers were less likely to approve of corporal punishment. Foster mothers were higher in organization and lower in empathy than other groups. There were no differences by race/ethnicity on study dimensions. Higher education, however, was related to more favorable parenting attitudes and family environments. Practice implications related to appropriate services are suggested.

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“…Similar to EI, the research looking at FES for MA groups is relatively limited with a greater focus on the use of other comparative variables aside from ethnicity (e.g., sex, gender, religion) or with the MA groups continuing as a “default” comparison in order to study familial experiences of MI populations (Baer & Schmitz, 2007; Clay et al, 2007; Juang & Syed, 2010). Studies related to FES topics such as time spent with the family or quality of childhood often are similar to those in the MI groups, but familial cohesion, closeness, and conversations related to discrimination response within the household are often reported as lower among MA groups compared to their MI counterparts (Baer & Schmitz, 2007; Juang & Syed, 2010; Rivas-Drake et al, 2009).…”

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Familial and Parental Ethnic Socialization Within Majority, Minority, and Multiracial Groups

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As ethnic diversity grows within the United States, so does the need for understanding ethnic identity (EI), which develops through ethnic socialization (ES). In a family context, this is known as familial ethnic socialization (FES), whereas parental ethnic socialization (PES) refers to ethnically socializing one’s children. This study explores differences and similarities in EI, FES, and PES between ethnic majority, minority, and multiracial groups. It also introduces PES as an emerging construct in EI research.

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Black Women and White Women: Do Perceptions of Childhood Family Environment Differ?

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

Parent-Reported Family Functioning among Children with Cleft Lip/Palate

Parent-Reported Family Functioning among Children with Cleft Lip/Palate

Parenting Attitudes, Family Environments, Depression, and Anxiety in Caregivers of Maltreated Children

Familial and Parental Ethnic Socialization Within Majority, Minority, and Multiracial Groups

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