TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the role of ethnic identity in family functioning among low-income parents
AU - Hurwich-Reiss, Eliana
AU - Rienks, Shauna L.
AU - Bianco, Hannah
AU - Wadsworth, Martha E.
AU - Markman, Howard J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - The majority of research on ethnic identity (EI) has highlighted its role in mitigating risks associated with racial discrimination; however, discrimination is only one of many stressors that ethnic minority individuals face. The current study examined the relationships between EI, emotional distress, and the parent-child relationship among ethnically diverse, low-income parents. Results indicated significant associations between EI and emotional distress, and EI and the parent-child relationship for African American parents, but not for their Latino or European American counterparts. Furthermore, when examined separately by gender, stronger EI buffered the impact of economic hardship on emotional distress for African American fathers. The current study provides preliminary evidence that EI plays an important role in the lives of ethnically diverse parents who are facing economic hardship. Methods for embracing and fostering EI may be valuable to incorporate into therapeutic services and strength-based intervention programming, especially when serving low-income African American individuals.
AB - The majority of research on ethnic identity (EI) has highlighted its role in mitigating risks associated with racial discrimination; however, discrimination is only one of many stressors that ethnic minority individuals face. The current study examined the relationships between EI, emotional distress, and the parent-child relationship among ethnically diverse, low-income parents. Results indicated significant associations between EI and emotional distress, and EI and the parent-child relationship for African American parents, but not for their Latino or European American counterparts. Furthermore, when examined separately by gender, stronger EI buffered the impact of economic hardship on emotional distress for African American fathers. The current study provides preliminary evidence that EI plays an important role in the lives of ethnically diverse parents who are facing economic hardship. Methods for embracing and fostering EI may be valuable to incorporate into therapeutic services and strength-based intervention programming, especially when serving low-income African American individuals.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcop.21701
DO - 10.1002/jcop.21701
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84931374501
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 43
SP - 545
EP - 559
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 5
ER -