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Kogan, Steven M.; Lei, Man-Kit; Grange, Christina R.; Simons, Ronald L.; Brody, Gene H.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Chen, Yi-fu – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Accumulating evidence suggests that African American men and women experience unique challenges in developing and maintaining stable, satisfying romantic relationships. Extant studies have linked relationship quality among African American couples to contemporaneous risk factors such as economic hardship and racial discrimination. Little research,…
Descriptors: Risk, Racial Discrimination, African Americans, Child Rearing
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Lee, Tae Kyoung; Wickrama, K. A. S.; Simons, Leslie Gordon – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Research has documented the relationship between family stressors such as family economic hardship and marital conflict and adolescents' mental health symptoms, especially depressive symptoms. Few studies, however, have examined the processes whereby supportive parenting lessens this effect and the progression of mental health and physical health…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Adolescents, Physical Health, Conflict
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Kerig, Patricia K.; Ward, Rose Marie; Vanderzee, Karin L.; Moeddel, Melissa Arnzen – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study investigated the interrelationships among trauma exposure, PTSD, and mental health problems in a sample of 289 adolescents (199 male, 90 female) detained in a juvenile correctional facility. Mean differences were found in that females scored higher than males on measures of interpersonal trauma exposure and symptoms of both simple and…
Descriptors: Females, Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health
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Thornberry, Terence P.; Freeman-Gallant, Adrienne; Lovegrove, Peter J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
We examine the extent to which parental antisocial behavior is related to child antisocial behavior and, if it is, the extent to which the effect is mediated by parental stressors and by parenting behaviors. In particular, we examine two sources of stress-depressive symptoms and exposure to negative life events. The study is based on data from the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Mothers, Antisocial Behavior, Structural Equation Models