Risk, resilience, and depressive symptoms in low-income African American fathers

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 70-80

  Bamishigbin, Olajide N ^a   Schetter, Christine Dunkel ^a   Guardino, Christine M ^a   Stanton, Annette L ^a   Schafer, Peter ^b   Shalowitz, Madeleine ^c,d   Lanzi, Robin Gaines ^e   Thorp, John ^f   Raju, Tonse ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development   (United States)

^h Community Child Health Network ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Depression; Fathers; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971393099     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000088     Document Type: Article

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