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ERIC Number: EJ543366
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
The Relations of Maternal Social Support and Family Structure with Maternal Responsiveness and Child Outcomes among African American Families.
Burchinal, Margaret R.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v32 n6 p1073-83 Nov 1996
For 62 African American families, mothers' social network, family structure, home environment, mother-child interaction, child's temperament, and child's cognitive development were periodically assessed until children were 54 months old. Mothers with larger support networks were more responsive to their infants and provided more stimulating home environments than did mothers with smaller support networks. (BC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Family Structure, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Personality, Preschool Children, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Maternal Responsiveness