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  • Title: Family structure and psychosocial correlates among urban African-American adolescent males.
    Author: Zimmerman MA, Salem DA, Maton KI.
    Journal: Child Dev; 1995 Dec; 66(6):1598-613. PubMed ID: 8556888.
    Abstract:
    Substance use and delinquency, psychological well-being, and social support were compared across 5 family constellations among 254 urban African-American adolescent males. Single-mother, stepparent, both parents, mother with extended family, and extended family only households were studied. The only differences found were that youth living in single-mother households reported more parental support than other youth. Relationships with father and male role models were also studied and related to several psychosocial outcomes. The results challenge the assumptions that single African-American mothers are alone in providing support to their sons and that fathers' absence results in no significant relationship.
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