Patterns of Emotional Social Support and Negative Interactions among African American and Black Caribbean Extended Families

Taylor, Robert Joseph; Forsythe-Brown, Ivy; Taylor, Harry Owen; Chatters, Linda M.

doi:10.1007/s12111-013-9258-1

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“…Based on prior research, regression models are estimated for all SWB variables in relation to their social support correlates. Similarly, prior research (Lincoln et al 2012a; Taylor et al 2013) suggests that family factors (negative family interaction, family and friend closeness and contact) may interact with one another in their effects on SWB. Interaction terms are constructed (i.e., family contact * family closeness, friend closeness * negative interaction) and tested in regression models for the SWB variables.…”

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Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

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“…Prior research on gender differences in support networks indicates that women are more involved and in contact with extended family networks than men, which provides them the awareness and opportunity to be more involved in family support networks. Further, recent work on specific types of family support networks (Taylor, Forsythe-Brown, Taylor, & Chatters, 2014) indicates that African American women are less likely to belong to family networks that are estranged and more likely to belong to optimal family networks even when differences in family contact are taken into account. Similarly, African American women are more likely to receive emotional support from extended family members after controlling for family contact and family closeness (Lincoln et al, 2013).…”

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Reciprocal Family, Friendship and Church Support Networks of African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life

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This study examined reciprocal support networks involving extended family, friends and church members among African Americans. Our analysis examined specific patterns of reciprocal support (i.e., received only, gave only, both gave and received, neither gave or received), as well as network characteristics (i.e., contact and subjective closeness) as correlates of reciprocal support. The analysis is based on the African American sub-sample of the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Overall, our findings indicate that African Americans are very involved in reciprocal support networks with their extended family, friends and church members. Respondents were most extensively involved in reciprocal supports with extended family members, followed closely by friends and church networks. Network characteristics (i.e., contact and subjective closeness) were significantly and consistently associated with involvement with reciprocal support exchanges for all three networks. These and other findings are discussed in detail. This study complements previous work on the complementary roles of family, friend and congregational support networks, as well as studies of racial differences in informal support networks.

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“…Black Caribbeans may interact more with African immigrants in the United States and as such develop more affinity with blacks in Africa. Finally, Black Caribbeans are more likely to have transnational extended families consisting of family members who may live in the Caribbean, Canada and England (Chamberlin 1999; Taylor et al 2014). Being a member of transnational families may reinforce the importance of the Diaspora and closeness to Africans.…”

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African American and Black Caribbean feelings of closeness to Africans

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African American and Black Caribbean relations dominate research on interactions across black ethnic divides. Using National Survey of American Life data, we explore a different aspect of black interethnic attitudes: how close these groups feel toward Africans. African Americans and Black Caribbeans were largely similar in their feelings of closeness to Africans. For Black Caribbeans, younger and male respondents, those reporting higher levels of financial strain, living in the northeast and persons who immigrated to the United States at least 11 years ago, report feeling especially close to Africans. Being male was the only significant correlate among African Americans. The findings are discussed in relation to how race, ethnicity and national origin shape personal identities within the U.S. and their significance for intergroup perceptions. These broader issues warrant further consideration in light of assertions that race as a defining feature of American life and intergroup relations is obsolete.

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Patterns of Emotional Social Support and Negative Interactions among African American and Black Caribbean Extended Families

Cited by 31 publications

References 48 publications

Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

Reciprocal Family, Friendship and Church Support Networks of African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life

African American and Black Caribbean feelings of closeness to Africans

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