dc.contributor.author | Royster, Quela Nile | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-19T19:57:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-19T19:57:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-04-15 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/7280 | |
dc.description | Undergraduate thesis on how race/ethnicity and maternal depression symptoms relate to parenting behaviors. This research was completed in the Stress and Coping Lab at Vanderbilt University under Dr.Bruce Compas. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Past research has shown that depressive symptoms and race/ethnicity separately impact parenting behaviors, although the latter is often confounded with other contextual variables. This study examined the association of depressive symptoms and race/ethnicity with the parenting behaviors of African American and Euro-American mothers while controlling for demographic variables. Mother-child dyads were recorded discussing recent peer stressors and mothers’ verbal and nonverbal behaviors and emotions were coded using the Iowa Family Interaction Rating Scales (IFIRS). Maternal depressive symptoms did not significantly predict any of the parenting behaviors. African American mothers were significantly higher in structure, authoritarian parenting, and psychological control, significantly lower in engagement, and similar to Euro-American mothers in warmth and overall communication. However, race/ethnicity only significantly predicted structure and authoritarian parenting. Implications for parenting style research and familial depression preventions are discussed. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | Parenting behaviors | en_US |
dc.subject | Maternal depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Communication | en_US |
dc.subject | African-American | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Stress (Psychology) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Adjustment (Psychology) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | African American mothers | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mother and child | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Depressed persons | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Children of depressed persons | en_US |
dc.title | African American and Euro-American Mother-Child Communication within the Context of Maternal Depressive Symptoms | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | Peabody College | en_US |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.description.department | Psychology and Human Development | en_US |