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Participation Patterns in Home‐Based Family Support Programs: Ethnic Variations *
Author(s) -
McCurdy Karen,
Gan Robin A.,
Daro Deborah
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2003.00003.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , african american , alliance , psychology , multivariate analysis , mexican americans , gerontology , demography , medicine , sociology , political science , ethnology , law , anthropology
This study investigated the relationship between ethnicity and retention among families participating in a national network of home‐based family support programs. Using archival data collected on 224 African American, 227 European American, and 219 Latino American mothers of newborns and 153 home visitors, multivariate analyses indicate greater participation by African American and Latino parents as compared with European American parents. Retention predictors vary by ethnicity. Strategies to form a supportive parent‐provider alliance are discussed.