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01-09-2010 | Empirical Research

Social Support and Low-Income, Urban Mothers: Longitudinal Associations with Adolescent Delinquency

Auteurs: Sharon R. Ghazarian, Kathleen M. Roche

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 9/2010

Abstract

The current study examined the role of engaged parenting in explaining longitudinal associations between maternal perceptions of social network support and whether youth engage in delinquent behaviors during the transition into adolescence. The sample included 432 low-income, African American and Latino youth (49% female) and their mothers participating in “Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three City Study”. Results from longitudinal SEM analyses demonstrated that social network support was associated positively with mothers’ engaged parenting as youth transitioned into early adolescence. Engaged parenting, which functioned as a mediating variable, was associated with less youth delinquency during transitions into middle adolescence. Taken together, social network supports appeared to facilitate mothers’ abilities to remain engaged with their children and to deter youth from becoming involved in delinquent behaviors.

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Titel: Social Support and Low-Income, Urban Mothers: Longitudinal Associations with Adolescent Delinquency
Auteurs: Sharon R. Ghazarian
Kathleen M. Roche
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-010-9544-3

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