Abstract
Grandparents play a critical role in African American families, providing support and important leadership functions. Little is known, however, about family functioning in grandparent-headed households with a drug-using adolescent. Such knowledge is particularly salient for researchers and therapists who work with drug-using adolescents and their families. Using a clinical sample of convenience, analyses were conducted to identify similarities and differences in adolescent substance use and behavior problems, family relationships, and family social ecology relationships between African American grandparent-headed (n = 12) and parent-headed (n = 54) households. Results indicated that adolescents from the 2 household types reported similar levels of problem behaviors, but that grandparents reported less delinquency with peers than did parents. Primary caregivers in grandparent-headed households reported less monitoring and supervision of peers and less within-family conflict. Implications for treatment are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 84-100 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- African American
- Drug use
- Family
- Grandparents
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science