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14-11-2017 | Original Paper

Demanding Kin Relations, Adjustment Problems and Academic Achievement and Engagement among Low-Income, African American Adolescents

Auteur: Ronald D. Taylor

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 3/2018

Abstract

The investigation was an exploratory study that examined the association of externalizing and internalizing problems with school achievement and school engagement in a sample of African American mothers and adolescents (N = 200). The study also assessed whether demanding kin relations moderated the relations between these variables. Hypotheses were examined with structured interviews administered to mothers and adolescents. Results revealed that externalizing problems were negatively associated with adolescents’ school achievement. Also, the negative relations of externalizing problems with school achievement and school engagement were especially apparent in families with demanding kin relations. Additional research is needed on potential antecedents of demanding kin relations as well as the processes mediating the effects of negative relations with kin.

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Titel: Demanding Kin Relations, Adjustment Problems and Academic Achievement and Engagement among Low-Income, African American Adolescents
Auteur: Ronald D. Taylor
Publicatiedatum: 14-11-2017
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0933-z

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