Characteristics of social support networks of low socioeconomic status African American, Anglo American, and Mexican American mothers of full-term and preterm infants
✍ Scribed by Cynthia L. Miller-Loncar; Loeta Jeanette Erwin; Susan H. Landry; Karen E. Smith; Paul R. Swank
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
This study examined the relation of ethnicity to two aspects of mothers' social support: structure (friends vs. family) and quality (satisfaction vs. aggravation) for mothers from low socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds in three ethnic groups-Anglo American (n ϭ 53), African American (n ϭ 50), and Mexican American (n ϭ 42). Mothers of both preterm (n ϭ 81) and full-term infants (n ϭ 64) were included. Mothers from Mexican American backgrounds had fewer friends in their networks when compared with mothers in the African American and Anglo American groups. While there