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The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-Child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie May 2021

The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-Child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie

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Poverty and negative neighborhood characteristics can be detrimental to the mental health wellbeing of Black people. Yet, there is a lack of understanding of how, why, and for whom such factors impact the mental of the Black community. Using a sample of 1654 Black families from the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study I investigated two models. First, I examined the path from poverty to depression, anxiety, and tested Black cultural strengths, religiosity and neighborhood cohesion as moderators. Second, I examined the path from poverty to parent-child closeness and tested Black cultural strengths, social ties and extended family as moderators. …


The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-Child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie May 2021

The Impact Of Poverty And Neighborhood Characterstics On The Mental Health And Parent-Child Closeness In The Black Community: The Protective Role Of Black Cultural Strengths, Brandon Davis Hollie

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Poverty and negative neighborhood characteristics can be detrimental to the mental health wellbeing of Black people. Yet, there is a lack of understanding of how, why, and for whom such factors impact the mental of the Black community. Using a sample of 1654 Black families from the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study I investigated two models. First, I examined the path from poverty to depression, anxiety, and tested Black cultural strengths, religiosity and neighborhood cohesion as moderators. Second, I examined the path from poverty to parent-child closeness and tested Black cultural strengths, social ties and extended family as moderators. …