Employment Status, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, and Physical Discipline Practices of Single Black Mothers.

Jackson, Aurora P.; Gyamfi, Phyllis; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Blake, Mandy

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ERIC Number: EJ592719

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Employment Status, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, and Physical Discipline Practices of Single Black Mothers.

Jackson, Aurora P.; Gyamfi, Phyllis; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Blake, Mandy

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v60 n4 p894-902 Nov 1998

Investigates the effects of depressive symptomatology, parental stress, and instrumental support on maternal spanking. Results show that employment has a moderating effect on the relationship between mothers' psychological functioning and their decision to use spanking. The availability of instrumental support seems to increase the frequency of spanking. (Author/MKA)

Descriptors: Blacks, Corporal Punishment, Depression (Psychology), Discipline, Employment, Mothers, One Parent Family, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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