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Article
Abstract
Informed by integrative models of cultural resilience, the purpose of this study was to (a) explore how parents are promoting their children's emotional and physical health, with a focus on race and ethnic-racial socialization strategies, and (b) identify the barriers and challenges parents are experiencing in supporting their children's health. Ethnically racially matched qualitative interviews were conducted with 33 parents (82% women, 64% Black, 36% Latiné). Results of thematic analysis revealed three overarching themes: (a) Strategies for Promoting Children's Physical and Emotional Health, (b) Challenges Promoting Children's Physical and Emotional Health, and (c) Impact of Racism on Parenting and Children's Health. Most parents believed that racism had an impact on their parenting decisions and their children's health; however, there were some differences in ethnic–racial socialization practices between Black and Latiné parents. Findings have implications for culturally relevant parenting approaches to support children's emotional and physical health.
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Publication Info
Published in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 50, Issue 3, 2024, pages 630-648.
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© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
APA Citation
Cooper, D. K., Alonzo, J. K., Goldson, T., Jordan, I. R., Jatoi, F., Mallozzi, I., & Lupini, F. (2024). Black and Latiné parents’ perspectives on supporting their children’s emotional and physical health. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 50(3), 630–648. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12705