Mother-adolescent relationship quality and autonomy as predictors of psychosocial adjustment among African American adolescents

被引：2

作者：

Bynum M.S. ^{[1
]}

Kotchick B.A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

[2] Department of Psychology, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, MD

来源：

Journal of Child and Family Studies | 2006年 / 15卷 / 5期

关键词：

Adolescents; African Americans; Autonomy; Parenting; Psychosocial adjustment;

D O I：

10.1007/s10826-006-9035-z

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摘要：

This study investigated the role of mother-adolescent relationship quality and autonomy in the psychosocial outcomes in a sample of African American adolescents drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The results indicated that positive mother-adolescent relationship quality and greater autonomy were associated with higher self-esteem, fewer depressive symptoms, and less delinquent behavior. Moreover, adolescents who were older, female, or from households with less income reported more depressive symptoms. In addition, adolescents who were younger or female reported fewer delinquent behaviors. Being male was associated with higher self-esteem. Adolescents' age, family income, and mother-adolescent relationship quality did not moderate relations between autonomy and the outcome variables. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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页码：528 / 541

页数：13

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