Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children

Lindsey, Michael; Browne, Dorothy C.; Thompson, Richard; Hawley, Kristin M.; Graham, J. Christopher; Weisbart, Cindy; Harrington, Donna; Kotch, Jonathan B.

doi:10.1093/swr/32.2.79

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“…Observational studies that examined sub-sets of the population (k = 9) included the following: children from politically violent areas in the Gaza Strip and West Bank (Al-Krenawi and Graham, 2012), children of Latin American background (Behnke et al, 2010), children of mothers exposed to partner violence (Kennedy et al, 2010), child soldiers of war (Kohrt et al, 2010); children of African American background (Lambert et al, 2010;Simons et al, 2002), children of African American background who are at risk of or have been abused (Lindsey et al, 2008), children from Hispanic and African American backgrounds (Rosario et al, 2008) (Ialongo et al, 1999); BPI: Behaviour Problems Index (Zill, 1985); BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory (Derogatis and Melisaratos, 1983); C: Children's reports; CAPA: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment ; CBCL: Child Behaviour Checklist (Achenbach, 1991); CDI: Child Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1984); CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977); CI: Confidence Interval; DAWBA: Development and Well-being Assessment (Goodman and Ford, 2000); DSRS: Depression Self Rating Scale (Birleson et al, 1987); DISC: Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (Shaffer et al, 1993) and children from low-socio-economic backgrounds (Witherspoon et al, 2009). Details of participants in studies examining community interventions are provided in Table 4.…”

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Community factors influencing child and adolescent depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Stirling

Toumbourou

Rowland

2015

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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Objective: Depression has been identified as a priority disorder among children and adolescents. While numerous reviews have examined the individual and family factors that contribute to child and adolescent depressive symptoms, less is known about community-level risk and protective factors. The aim of this study was to complete a systematic review to identify community risk and protective factors for depression in school-aged children (4-18 years). Method:The review adopted the procedures recommended by the Cochrane Non-Randomised Studies Methods Working Group and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify both observational and intervention study designs in both peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed publications.Results: A total of 21 studies met the inclusion criteria. Seventeen of the 18 community association studies and 2 of the 3 intervention studies reported one or more significant effects. Results indicated that community safety and community minority ethnicity and discrimination act as risk factors for depressive symptoms in school-aged children. Community disadvantage failed to achieve significance in meta-analytic results but findings suggest that the role of disadvantage may be influenced by other factors. Community connectedness was also not directly associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusion:There is evidence that a number of potentially modifiable community-level risk and protective factors influence child and adolescent depressive symptoms suggesting the importance of continuing research and intervention efforts at the community-level.

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Community factors influencing child and adolescent depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Stirling

Toumbourou

Rowland

2015

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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“…A number of studies positively link social support with better caregiver mental health (Casale & Wild, 2013), better perceived parenting efficacy (Izzo, Weiss, Shanahan, & Rodriguez-Brown, 2000), and better quality of parenting and parent-child interaction (Green, Furrer, & McAllister, 2007; Simons, Beaman, Conger, & Chao, 1993). Better caregiver mental health and more effective parenting have in turn been associated with better child health and developmental outcomes (Lindsey et al, 2008; Smith Fawzi et al, 2010). A few studies link caregiver social support and caregiver and child outcomes in the same analysis, using path modelling.…”

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Caregiver Social Support on Adolescent Psychological Outcomes in Two South African AIDS‐Affected Communities

Casale

Cluver

Crankshaw

et al. 2015

American J of Comm Psychol

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Caregiver social support has been shown to be protective for caregiver mental health, parenting and child psychosocial outcomes. This is the first known analysis to quantitatively investigate the relationship between caregiver social support and adolescent psychosocial outcomes in HIV-endemic, resource-scarce Southern African communities. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted over 2009-2010 with 2477 South African adolescents aged 10-17 and their adult caregivers (18 years or older) in one urban and one rural community in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Adolescent adjustment was assessed using adult caregiver reports of the Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), which measures peer problems, hyperactivity, conduct problems, emotional symptoms and child prosocial behavior. Hierarchical linear regressions and multiple mediation analyses, using bootstrapping procedures, were conducted to assess for: a) direct effects of more caregiver social support on better adolescent psychosocial wellbeing; and b) indirect effects mediated by better parenting and caregiver mental health. Direct associations (p<.001), and indirect associations mediated through better parenting, were found for all adolescent outcomes. Findings reinforce the importance of social support components within parenting interventions but also point to scope for positive intervention on adolescent psychosocial wellbeing through the broader family social network.

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“…Twelve (34 %) studies examined the impact of parental mental health on African American children's behavioral health. It is important to note that all studies except two (Lindsey et al 2008;Rodriguez et al 2008) solely assessed the impact of mother's mental health. These two studies used the term primary caregivers even though mothers were the majority identified compared to other categories of caregivers (e.g.…”

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Family-Level Factors and African American Children’s Behavioral Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Washington

Rose

Colombo

et al. 2015

Child Youth Care Forum

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Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children

Cited by 26 publications

References 30 publications

Community factors influencing child and adolescent depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Community factors influencing child and adolescent depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Direct and Indirect Effects of Caregiver Social Support on Adolescent Psychological Outcomes in Two South African AIDS‐Affected Communities

Family-Level Factors and African American Children’s Behavioral Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

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