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Association of Demanding Kin Relations With Psychological Distress and School Achievement Among Low‐Income, A frican A merican Mothers and Adolescents: Moderating Effects of Family Routine
Author(s) -
Taylor Ronald D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12242
Subject(s) - psychology , association (psychology) , family income , psychological distress , developmental psychology , low income , distress , clinical psychology , academic achievement , family relationship , mental health , psychiatry , psychotherapist , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , economic growth
Association of demanding kin relations and family routine with adolescents' psychological distress and school achievement was assessed among 200 low‐income, A frican A merican mothers and adolescents. Demanding kin relations were significantly associated with adolescents' psychological distress. Family routine was significantly related to adolescents' school achievement. Demanding kin relations were negatively associated with school achievement for adolescents from families low in routine, but unrelated to achievement for adolescents in families high in routine. Additional research is needed on poor families and their social networks.