title: The association of physical maturation with family hassles among African American adolescent males.
abstract: This research examined associations between physical maturation and adolescent-perceived family hassles within a sample of urban African American families who resided in high-risk communities. The purpose of the study was to examine the relations between physical maturation and youths' perceptions of their family context and the associated daily stresses experienced. The participants were 251 parent-son dyads who were interviewed separately. The combination of quantitative and qualitative results extends the literature on physical development and urban African American populations by indicating that parents are most aware of pubertal changes during early puberty. The findings suggested that adolescent-perceived hassles are indications of parental monitoring and more adaptive parenting strategies are needed for high-risk neighborhoods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tulane University, 2007 Percival Stern Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5698, USA. mcunnin1@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Dena Phillips
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Margaret Beale
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Davido
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dupree
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D014505:Urban Population