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Differences in stressors experienced by urban African American, White, and Hispanic children
Author(s) -
Kilmer Ryan P.,
Cowen Emory L.,
Wyman Peter A.,
Work William C.,
Magnus Keith B.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199809)26:5<415::aid-jcop2>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - stressor , checklist , psychological intervention , poverty , african american , psychology , gerontology , medicine , demography , clinical psychology , psychiatry , ethnology , sociology , economics , cognitive psychology , history , economic growth
The frequency of occurrence of 30 stressful life events and circumstances (SLE‐Cs), most major and chronic stressors, was compared among 1179 African American, White, and Hispanic second‐ to sixth‐grade, poor (76% eligible for free or reduced‐cost lunch) urban children, and their families. Parents completed a Life Events Checklist (LEC) reporting all SLE‐Cs experienced by child and family. Factor analysis identified a 5‐factor solution for the LEC: Family Turmoil, Poverty, Family Separation/Social Services, Injury/Illness, and Unsafe/Violent Neighborhood. Although the three groups did not differ in overall number of SLE‐Cs reported, there were significant group differences on 15 of the 30 LEC items distributed across all five factors. Implications of these findings, both for identifying future research directions and framing preventive interventions, are considered. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.