TitleMothers' and fathers' racial socialization in African American families: implications for youth.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsMcHale, SM, Crouter, AC, Kim, J-Y, Burton, LM, Chandler, KD, Dotterer, AM, Swanson, DP
JournalChild development
Volume77
Issue5
Pagination1387-402
Date Published2006 Sep-Oct
KeywordsSocialization
Abstract

Mothers' and fathers' cultural socialization and bias preparation with older (M=13.9 years) and younger (M=10.31 years) siblings were studied in 162 two-parent, African American families. Analyses examined whether parental warmth and offspring age and gender were linked to parental practices and whether parents' warmth, spouses' racial socialization, or youth age or gender moderated links between racial socialization and youth outcomes. Parental warmth was linked to parents' socialization. Mothers engaged in more socialization with older offspring, and fathers more with sons. Mothers' cultural socialization was positively related to youth ethnic identity and fathers' was negatively related to youth depression symptoms. Youth exhibited a lower locus of control when mothers were high but fathers were low in racial socialization.

DOI10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00942.x