Top

Gepubliceerd in:

06-08-2019 | Empirical Research

Maternal and Family Correlates of Intrinsic Religiosity Profiles Among Low-Income Urban African American Adolescents

Auteurs: Wendy Kliewer, Melissa Washington-Nortey, Joana Salifu Yendork, David W. Sosnowski, Anna W. Wright, Kristina McGuire

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 1/2020

Abstract

National trends show that African American adolescents, relative to most other demographic groups, are more religious, and show fewer declines in religiosity, despite drastic decreases in religiosity among youth over the past 25 years. These broad findings are limiting because they fail to acknowledge religious heterogeneity among African American teens. Further, there are few empirical investigations of the transmission of religiosity within African American families. Building on a recent study that identified three distinctive profiles of intrinsic religiosity in a sample of low-income African American adolescents who were followed over four years (N = 326; Youth M_age = 12.1, SD = 1.6 years; 54% female), the present study examined contributions of maternal religiosity and family emotional climate in distinguishing these profiles. Univariate analyses revealed that maternal religious attendance and commitment, adolescents’ felt acceptance from mothers and the emotional climate in the home differentiated youth who retained high levels of intrinsic religiosity (41%) from youth who declined in religiosity (37%) or who had low levels of religiosity (22%). Multivariate analyses showed that after accounting for demographic covariates, felt acceptance from mothers differentiated adolescents with high versus low levels of religiosity; both maternal religious attendance and felt acceptance from mothers distinguished adolescents who retained high levels of religiosity from youth who declined in religiosity. Implications for family dynamics in African American adolescent religious development and well-being are discussed.

vorige artikel Informant Discrepancies in Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in an At-Risk Sample: The Role of Parenting and School Engagement

volgende artikel Parent–Adolescent Acculturation Profiles and Adolescent Language Brokering Experiences in Mexican Immigrant Families

Alleen toegankelijk voor geautoriseerde gebruikers

Belgrave, F. Z., & Alison, K. W. (2018). African American psychology: from Africa to America. 4th ed. New York, NY: Sage.

Bengtson, V. L., Copen, C. E., Putney, N. M., & Silverstein, M. (2008). Religion and intergenerational transmission over time. In K. W. Schaie & R. P. Abeles (Eds.), Social structures and aging individuals: continuing challenges (pp. 304–331). New York, NY: Springer.

Butler-Barnes, S. T., Chavous, T. M., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2011). Exposure to violence and achievement motivation beliefs: moderating roles of cultural-ecological factors. Race and Social Problems, 3, 75–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-011-9044-4.CrossRef

Butler-Barnes, S. T., Martin, P. P., & Boyd, D. T. (2017). African American adolescents’ psychological well-being: the impact of parents’ religious socialization on adolescents’ religiosity. Race and Social Problems, 9, 115–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-017-9199-8.CrossRef

Carver, C., Scheier, M., & Weintraub, J. (1989). Assessing coping strategies: a theoretically based approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 267–283. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.56.2.267.CrossRefPubMed

Cotton, S., Zebracki, K., Rosenthal, S. L., Tsevat, J., & Drotar, D. (2006). Religion/spirituality and adolescent health outcomes: a review. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 472–480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.005.CrossRefPubMed

De Los Reyes, A., & Ohannessian, C. M. (2016). Introduction to the special issue: discrepancies in adolescent–parent perceptions of the family and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 1957–1972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0533-z.CrossRefPubMed

Derogatis, L. R., & Melisaratos, N. (1983). The brief symptom inventory: an introductory report. Psychological Medicine, 13, 595–605. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700048017.CrossRefPubMed

Elkind, D. (1998). Egocentrism in adolescence. In R. E. Muuss & H. D. Porton (Eds.), Adolescent behavior and society (pp. 91–101). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Flor, D. L., & Knapp, N. F. (2001). Transmission and transaction: predicting adolescents’ internalization of parental religious values. Journal of Family Psychology, 15, 627–645. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.15.4.627.CrossRefPubMed

Grant, K. E., O’Koon, J. H., Davis, T. H., Roache, N. A., Poindexter, L. M., & Armstrong, M. L., et al. (2000). Protective factors affecting low-income urban African American youth exposed to stress. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 20, 388–417. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431600020004002.CrossRef

Gutierrez, I. A., Goodwin, L. J., Kirkinis, K., & Mattis, J. S. (2014). Religious socialization in African American families: the relative influence of parents, grandparents, and siblings. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 779–789. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035732.CrossRefPubMed

Halberstadt, A. G. (1986). Family socialization of emotion expression and nonverbal communication styles and skills. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 827–836. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.51.4.827.CrossRef

Halgunseth, L. C., Jensen, A. C., Sakuma, K., & McHale, S. M. (2016). The role of mothers’ and fathers’ religiosity in African American adolescents’ religious beliefs and practices. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, 386–394. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000071.CrossRefPubMed

Jennings, J., Kliewer, W., Gsell, M., & Worthington, E. (2014). Religion and spirituality during adolescence. In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion. 2nd ed (pp. 1424–1433). New York, NY: Kluwer.

Khaleque, A., & Rohner, R. P. (2002). Perceived parental acceptance‐rejection and psychological adjustment: a meta‐analysis of cross‐cultural and intracultural studies. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 54–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00054.x.CrossRef

Laird, R. D., Marks, L. D., & Marrero, M. D. (2011). Religiosity, self-control, and antisocial behavior: religiosity as a promotive and protective factor. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 32, 78–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2010.12.003.CrossRef

Lee, D. B., & Neblett, E. W. (2019). Religious development in African American adolescents: growth patterns that offer protection. Child Development, 90, 245–259. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12896.CrossRefPubMed

Levin, J. S., Taylor, L. M., & Chatters, L. M. (1995). A multidimensional measure of religious involvement for African Americans. The Sociological Quarterly, 36, 157–173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533.8525.1995.tb02325.x.CrossRef

Luthar, S. S., & Goldstein, A. (2004). Children’s exposure to community violence: implications for understanding risk and resilience. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 499–505. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp3303_7.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Makri-Botsari, E. (2015). Adolescents’ unconditional acceptance by parents and teachers and educational outcomes: a structural model of gender differences. Journal of Adolescence, 43, 50–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.006.CrossRefPubMed

Mattis, J. S. (2005). Religion, spirituality and families: spotlight on theory. In P. Dilworth-Anderson (Ed.), Sourcebook in theory and methods (pp. 527–528). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mattis, J. S., & Mattis, J. H. (2011). Religiosity and spirituality in the lives of African American children. In N. E. Hill, T. L. Mann & H. E. Fitzgerald (Eds.), African American children and mental health (pp. 125–149). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

Schaefer, E. (1965). Children’s reports of parental behavior: an inventory. Child Development, 36, 413–424. https://doi.org/10.2307/1126465.CrossRefPubMed

Smetana, J. G. (2000). Middle-class African American adolescents’ and parents’ conceptions of parental authority and parenting practices: a longitudinal investigation. Child Development, 71, 1672–1686. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00257.CrossRefPubMed

Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2010). Importance of religion and spirituality in the lives of African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites. The Journal of Negro Education, 79, 280–294. https://doi.org/10.2307/20798349.CrossRef

Thompson, Jr, E. H., & Remmes, K. R. (2002). Does masculinity thwart being religious? An examination of older men’s religiousness. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41, 521–532. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5906.00135.CrossRef

Tingen, M. S., Andrews, J. O., Heath, J., Turnmire, A. E., Waller, J. L., & Treiber, F. A. (2013). Comparison of enrollment rates of African-American families into a school-based tobacco prevention trial using two recruitment strategies in urban and rural settings. American Journal of Health Promotion, 27, e91–e100. https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.110204-QUAN-53.CrossRefPubMed

Twenge, J. M. (2017). iGen: why today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy–and completely unprepared for adulthood–and what that means for the rest of us. New York, NY: Atria Books.

Twenge, J. M., Exline, J. J., Grubbs, J. B., Sastry, R., & Campbell, W. K. (2015). Generational and time period differences in American adolescents’ religious orientation, 1966–2014. PLoS One, 10, e0121454 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121454.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Wong, Y. J., Rew, L., & Slaikeu, K. D. (2006). A systematic review of recent research on adolescent religiosity/spirituality and mental health. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 27, 161–183. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840500436941.CrossRefPubMed

Worthington, E. L., Wade, N. G., Hight, T. L., Ripley, J. S., McCullough, M. E., & Berry, J. W., et al. (2003). The religious commitment inventory-10: development, refinement, and validation of a brief scale for research and counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 84–96. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.1.84.CrossRef

Wright, A. W., Salifu Yendork, J., & Kliewer, W. (2018). Patterns of spiritual connectedness during adolescence: links to coping and adjustment in low-income urban youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47, 2608–2624. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0886-6.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Titel: Maternal and Family Correlates of Intrinsic Religiosity Profiles Among Low-Income Urban African American Adolescents
Auteurs: Wendy Kliewer
Melissa Washington-Nortey
Joana Salifu Yendork
David W. Sosnowski
Anna W. Wright
Kristina McGuire
Publicatiedatum: 06-08-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01095-y

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Deel dit onderdeel of sectie (kopieer de link)

Abstract

Log in om toegang te krijgen

Andere artikelen Uitgave 1/2020

The Relationship between Maternal Overprotection, Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, and Psychological Need Frustration: A Multi-Informant Study Using Response Surface Analysis

Do Parenting Practices and Child Disclosure Predict Parental Knowledge? A Meta-Analysis

Coparenting Behavior, Parent–Adolescent Attachment, and Peer Attachment: An Examination of Gender Differences

When is Parental Monitoring Effective? A Person-centered Analysis of the Role of Autonomy-supportive and Psychologically Controlling Parenting in Referred and Non-referred Adolescents

Overestimating Self-Blame for Stressful Life Events and Adolescents’ Latent Trait Cortisol: The Moderating Role of Parental Warmth

Perceptions of Dishonesty: Understanding Parents’ Reports of and Influence on Children and Adolescents’ Lie-Telling