How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers?
How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.048
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Joseph, Jill G.
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作者：
Mitchell, Stephanie J.;Lewin, Amy;Joseph, Jill G.
城市中的少数族裔青少年母亲尤其容易遭受暴力侵害，这可能会通过母亲的抑郁和不良养育方式增加其子女的发育风险。当前的研究测试了一个概念模型，该模型涉及社区和环境暴力暴露对生活在华盛顿特区的年轻非裔美国母亲的心理健康和养育方式的影响。路径分析显示，目睹和亲身经历的暴力对母亲的抑郁症状和一般性攻击行为有显著的直接影响。受歧视的经历也与抑郁症状的增加有关。此外，母亲遭受暴力对其管教行为存在通过抑郁和攻击产生的显著间接影响。这些研究结果凸显了年轻的非裔美国母亲所遭受的暴力范围，以及这些经历如何影响她们的心理健康，尤其是抑郁症状，进而影响管教行为。（C）2009爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Urban, minority, adolescent mothers are particularly vulnerable to violence exposure, which may increase their children's developmental risk through maternal depression and negative parenting. The current study tests a conceptual model of the effects of community and contextual violence exposure on the mental health and parenting of young, Africa n-American mothers living in Washington, DC. A path analysis revealed significant direct effects of witnessed and experienced violence on mothers' depressive symptoms and general aggression. Experiences of discrimination were also associated with increased depressive symptoms. Moreover, there were significant indirect effects of mothers' violence exposure on disciplinary practices through depression and aggression. These findings highlight the range of violence young African-American mothers are exposed to and how these experiences affect their mental health, particularly depressive symptoms, and thus disciplinary practices. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.