A test of the family stress model on toddler-aged children's adjustment among Hurricane Katrina impacted and nonimpacted low-income families

被引：86

作者：

Scaramella, Laura V. ^{[1
]}

Sohr-Preston, Sara L. ^{[1
]}

Callahan, Kristin L. ^{[1
]}

Mirabile, Scott P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 37卷 / 03期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1080/15374410802148202

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Hurricane Katrina dramatically altered the level of social and environmental stressors for the residents of the New Orleans area. The Family Stress Model describes a process whereby felt financial strain undermines parents' mental health, the quality of family relationships, and child adjustment. Our study considered the extent to which the Family Stress Model explained toddler-aged adjustment among Hurricane Katrina affected and nonaffected families. Two groups of very low-income mothers and their 2-year-old children participated (pre-Katrina, n=55; post-Katrina, n=47). Consistent with the Family Stress Model, financial strain and neighborhood violence were associated with higher levels of mothers' depressed mood; depressed mood was linked to less parenting efficacy. Poor parenting efficacy was associated to more child internalizing and externalizing problems.

引用

页码：530 / 541

页数：12

共 46 条

[21] Predicting developmental outcomes at school entry using a multiple-risk model: Four American communities [J].