Stressors in African American Marriages and Families: A Qualitative Exploration
Keywords
African American, black, coping, marriage, stress
Abstract
A majority of the studies that examine stress in African American families address low-income, single-mother families. This limitation sharply constrains our understanding of the fuller range of African American experience because many African American families are not single-mother families. Based on qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with sixteen marriage-based African American families (N = 32; 16 mothers and 16 fathers) from four regions of the United States, this paper offers a rare, in-depth look at the challenges and experiences of marriage-based black families. Key themes include: (a) stress in the workplace, (b) stress in balancing work and family, and (c) family-related stress. Interview data that illustrate and support each of these themes and several related sub-themes are presented and implications are discussed.
Original Publication Citation
Marks, L. D., *Nesteruk, O.,*Hopkins-Williams, K., *Swanson, M., & Davis, T. (2006). Stressors in African American marriages and families: A qualitative study. Stress, Trauma, and Crisis: An International Journal, 9, 203-225.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Marks, Loren; Nesteruk, Olena; Hopkins-Williams, Katrina; Swanson, Mandy; and Davis, Tanya, "Stressors in African American Marriages and Families: A Qualitative Exploration" (2007). Faculty Publications. 4898.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4898
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2007-01-25
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7702
Publisher
Stress, Trauma, and Crisis
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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