Studies With An African-American Sample

Barnet, B, Duggan, A.K., Devoe, M., Burrell, L. (2002). The effect of volunteer home visitation for adolescent mothers on parenting and mental health outcomes: A randomized trial. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 156(12), 1216-1222.

Bendell, D., Stone, W. L., Field, T. M., & Goldstein, S. (1989). Children's effects on parenting stress in a low income, minority population. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 8(4), 58-71.

Bhavnagri, N. P. (1999). Low income African American mothers' parenting stress and instructional strategies to promote peer relationships in preschool children. Early Education & Development, 10(4), 551-571.

Black, M. M., Hutcheson, J. J., Dubowitz, H., Starr, R. H., & Berensonhoward, J. (1996). The Roots of Competence - Mother-Child Interaction Among Low-Income, Urban, African-American Families. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 17(3), 367-391.

Black, M. M., Nair, P., Kight, C., Wachtel, R., Roby, P., & Schuler, M. (1994). Parenting and early development among children of drug-abusing women: effects of home intervention. Pediatrics, 94(4 Pt 1), 440-8.

Button, S., Pianta, R. C., & Marvin, R. S. (2001). Partner support and maternal stress in families raising young children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Developmental & Physical Disabilities, 13(1), 61-81.

Capage, L. C., Bennett, G., & McNeil, C. B. (2001). A comparison between African American and Caucasian children referred for treatment of disruptive behavior disorders. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 23(1), 1-14.

Dalla, R. L., & Gamble, W. C. (1997). Exploring Factors Related to Parenting Competence Among Navajo Teenage Mothers - Dual Techniques of Inquiry. Family Relations, 46(2), 113-121.

Florsheim, P., Sumida, E., McCann, C., Winstanley, M., Fukui, R., Seefeldt, T., Moore, D. (2003). The transition to parenthood among young African American and Latino couples: Relational predictors of risk for parental dysfunction. Journal of Family Psychology. Vol 17(1), 65-79.

Gonchar, N. (1995). College-student mothers and on-site child care: luxury or necessity? Social Work in Education, 17(4), 226-34.

Hooper, S. R., Burchinal, M. R., Roberts, J. E., Zeisel, S., & Neebe, E. C. (1998). Social and Family Risk-Factors for Infant Development at One-Year - An Application of the Cumulative Risk Model. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 19(1), 85-96.

Hutcheson, J. J., & Black, M. M. (1996). Psychometric properties of the Parenting Stress Index in a sample of low-income African-American mothers of infants and toddlers. Early Education & Development, 7(4), 381-400.

Jackson, A. P. (1999). The Effects of Nonresident Father Involvement on Single Black Mothers and Their Young-Children. Social Work, 44(2), 156-166.

Jackson, A. P., Gyamfi, P., Brooksgunn, J., & Blake, M. (1998). Employment Status, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, and Physical Discipline Practices of Single Black Mothers. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60(4), 894-902.

Kazdin, A. E., Mazurick, J. L., & Bass, D. (1993). Risk for Attrition in Treatment of Antisocial Children and Families. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 22(1), 2-16.

Kelley, S. J. (1998). Stress and coping behaviors of substance-abusing mothers. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 3(3), 103-10.

Nitz, K., Ketterlinus, R. D., & Brandt, L. J. (1995). The role of stress, social support, and family environment in adolescent mothers' parenting. Journal of Adolescent Research, 10(3), 358-382.

Rhodes, J. E., Ebert, L., & Fischer. (1992). Natural mentors: An overlooked resource in the social networks of young, African-American mothers. American Journal of Community Psychology, 20(4), 445-461.

Rhodes, J. E., Fischer, K., Ebert, L., & Meyers, A. B. (1993). Patterns of Service Utilization Among Pregnant and Parenting African-American Adolescents. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 17(3), 257-274.

Saylor, C. F., Casto, G., & Huntington, L. (1996). Predictors of Developmental Outcomes for Medically Fragile Early Intervention Participants. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21(6), 869-887.

Uno, D., Florsheim, P., & Uchino, B. N. (1998). Psychosocial Mechanisms Underlying Quality of Parenting Among Mexican-American and White Adolescent Mothers. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 27(5), 585-605.

Van Hasselt, V. B., Hersen, M., Null, J. A., Ammerman, R. T., Bukstein, O. G., Mcgillivray, J., & Hunter, A. (1993). Drug-Abuse Prevention for High-Risk African-American Children and Their Families - A Review and Model Program. Addictive Behaviors, 18(2), 213-234.

Walker, C. D. (1999). Stress in parents of children with ADHD vs depression: A multicultural analysis. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering, 59(7-B).