Stressors in African American Marriages and Families: A Qualitative Exploration
Document Type
Review Article
Publication Date
12-1-2006
Journal / Book Title
Stress, Trauma, and Crisis
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.
DOI
10.1080/15434610600854061
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Marks, Loren; Nesteruk, Olena; Hopkins-Williams, Katrina; Swanson, Mandy; and Davis, Tanya, "Stressors in African American Marriages and Families: A Qualitative Exploration" (2006). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 154.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/154
Published Citation
Marks, L., Nesteruk, O., Hopkins-Williams, K., Swanson, M., & Davis, T. (2006). Stressors in African American Marriages and Families: A Qualitative Exploration. Stress, Trauma, and Crisis, 9(3–4), 203–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/15434610600854061