This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Owens, M. D. Articles by Brome, D. R. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

A Preliminary Examination of Family Environment and Social Support Among African American Nongrandmothers, Grandmothers, and Grandmothers-to-Be

The Child Guidance Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Deborah Ridley Brome

University of Massachusetts at Boston

The present study examined the impact of teenage pregnancy on the family system by investigating differences in perceptions of the family environment, role satisfaction, social support, and psychological symptoms among African American mothers whose teenager was never pregnant, pregnant, or already a mother The Family Environment Scale, the Symptom Check-List-90-Revised, and a structured interview were used to assess study variables. Forty-two mothers of teenagers, whose ages ranged from 29 to 60, served as participants and were identified as belonging to the nongrandmother, grandmother, or grandmother-to-be groups. The results indicate thatnongrandmothers reported a more positive family environment and less satisfaction with the role of grandmother than grandmothers and grandmothers-to-be. These results were discussed in light of the life transitions that the mothers of teenagers make when they become a grandmother

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1, 74-89 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/00957984970231007


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?