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Varner, Fatima; Mandara, Jelani – Child Development, 2013
Discrimination concerns and parental expectations were examined as mediators of the relations between gender and parenting practices among 796 African American mothers of 11- to 14-year-olds from the Maryland Adolescent Development in Context Study. Mothers of sons had more concerns about racial discrimination impacting their adolescents' future,…
Descriptors: African American Family, Socialization, Gender Differences, Child Rearing
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Mandara, Jelani; Johnston, Jamie S.; Murray, Carolyn B.; Varner, Fatima – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2008
This study examined the effects of marital status and family income on the self-esteem of 292 African American mothers. Counter to previous studies with European American mothers, family income moderated the effects of marital status. Those mothers with higher family income had higher self-esteem, regardless of their marital status. For those with…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Low Income, Mothers, Family Income