title: Parental stress among African American parents and grandparents.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among parental stress, health (defined as level of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and body mass index), childcare characteristics, and social support. The study used a correlational research design and the setting was the metropolitan Detroit area. The sample consisted of 120 hypertensive African American parents and grandparents who reported caring for 1 to 9 children living in the household. Several variables (average diastolic blood pressure, number of children/grandchildren in home, child/grandchild is physically/mentally disabled, ability to decrease stress) were statistically significant predictors of parental stress. These results indicate that the multiple demands of parenting may become a barrier to making life-style changes for parents and grandparents diagnosed with hypertension. Nursing implications of the findings are discussed.
authors: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. jytaylor@umich.edu
authors: Jacquelyn Y
authors: JY
authors: Taylor
authors: Olivia G M
authors: OG
authors: Washington
authors: Nancy T
authors: NT
authors: Artinian
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Lichtenberg
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population