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Erschienen in: Journal of African American Studies 1-2/2019

23.02.2019 | ARTICLES

Black Intimacies Matter: the Role of Family Status, Gender, and Cumulative Risk on Relationship Quality Among Black Parents

verfasst von: Deadric T. Williams, Laura Simon, Marissa Cardwell

Erschienen in: Journal of African American Studies | Ausgabe 1-2/2019

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Abstract

Studies show that married families report higher levels of relationship quality relative to unmarried families; yet, limited attention has been given to differences in relationship quality between married and unmarried Black families. The authors examined the interplay between family status, gender, and cumulative risk exposure on relationship quality among Black parents. The results suggest that (a) differences between married and unmarried parents only emerged on two measures of relationship quality, (b) married mothers report higher levels of cohesiveness and lower levels of distress compared to married fathers and unmarried parents; (c) cumulative risk exposure was associated with each relationship quality measure; (d) cumulative risk mediated differences in relationship quality between married and unmarried mothers but not for married and unmarried fathers; and (e) cumulative risk exposure moderated the association between family status and gender whereby the effect of cumulative risk on relationship quality was more detrimental for married mothers.

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Metadaten
Titel
Black Intimacies Matter: the Role of Family Status, Gender, and Cumulative Risk on Relationship Quality Among Black Parents
verfasst von
Deadric T. Williams
Laura Simon
Marissa Cardwell
Publikationsdatum
23.02.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of African American Studies / Ausgabe 1-2/2019
Print ISSN: 1559-1646
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-4741
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-019-09420-2

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