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African American Children's Adjustment: The Roles of Maternal and Teacher Depressive Symptoms
Author(s) -
Forehand Rex,
Jones Deborah J.,
Brody Gene H.,
Armistead Lisa
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.01012.x
Subject(s) - depressive symptoms , association (psychology) , psychology , developmental psychology , african american , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , psychotherapist , ethnology , history
This study examined the unique and interactive roles of mother and teacher depressive symptoms in child adjustment in 277 African American single mother‐headed families, as well as whether the associations differed depending on the age and gender of the child. Findings revealed a significant association between maternal depressive symptoms and child depressive symptoms in girls, but not boys. Moreover, the combination of higher levels of both mother and teacher depressive symptoms was associated with the highest level of child depressive symptoms and, for younger children, externalizing symptoms. The importance of considering the multiple social contexts in which children interact is discussed.