The role of parenting stress in mediating the relationship between neighborhood social cohesion and depression and anxiety among mothers of young children in fragile families

This study was designed to examine the roles of neighborhood social cohesion and parenting stress in influencing maternal mental health outcomes among primarily low‐income, unmarried, urban mothers. Structural equation modeling was conducted using cross‐sectional Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2019-05, Vol.47 (4), p.869-881
Main Authors: McCloskey, Rebecca J., Pei, Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent mothers
Anxiety
Childrearing practices
Children
Families & family life
Health problems
Low income groups
Mental depression
Mental health
Neighborhoods
Parents & parenting
Social cohesion
Stress
Structural equation modeling
Well being
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Summary:This study was designed to examine the roles of neighborhood social cohesion and parenting stress in influencing maternal mental health outcomes among primarily low‐income, unmarried, urban mothers. Structural equation modeling was conducted using cross‐sectional Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data (N = 3,876), to test the hypotheses that neighborhood social cohesion would be associated with depression and anxiety among mothers with children aged 3 years and that this relationship would be mediated by parenting stress. The mediation model demonstrated good fit, χ2(796) = 3169.07, p 
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22160