What Attachment Scholars Can Learn from Research on Black Family Resilience
| Title: | What Attachment Scholars Can Learn from Research on Black Family Resilience |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jessica A. Stern (ORCID |
| Source: | Child Development Perspectives. 2024 18(1):10-18. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | F32HD102119 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | African American Family, Parent Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Role, Resilience (Psychology), Child Development, Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Child Safety, Parent Role, Cultural Context, Racism |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdep.12492 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8592 1750-8606 |
| Abstract: | Within a sociohistorical context of racism-related physical and emotional threats, Black families in the United States have developed sources of resilience to promote children's safety and positive development. Yet research on Black family resilience has rarely been integrated into one of the most influential theories of child development: attachment theory. In this article, we propose specific ways that attachment scholars can learn from research on Black family resilience to enrich models of parent-child relationships, focusing on three sources of resilience: culturally specific "parental protections" (e.g., "The Talk," preparation for bias), "extended caregiving networks" (e.g., natural mentors, fictive kin, spiritual community), and "racial-ethnic identity development" (e.g., racial pride messages to protect against social denigration). We argue that including insights from research on the resilience of Black children and families in the face of racism-related threats across generations can substantially advance current understanding of caregiving, attachment, and positive child development in context. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1410348 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| ISSN: | 1750-8592 1750-8606 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/cdep.12492 |
| Published in: | Child Development Perspectives |
| Language: | English |