title: Demanding kin relations and depressive symptoms among low-income African American women: mediating effects of self-esteem and optimism.
abstract: Association of demanding kin relations, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and optimism was assessed among 130 low-income African American women. Demanding relations with kin were positively associated with depressive symptoms and negatively linked to self-esteem and optimism. Self-esteem and optimism were negatively associated with depressive symptoms and mediated the association of demanding relations with kin and women's depressive symptoms. Findings were discussed in terms of the detrimental effects of demanding social relations with kin and the possible role that other relationships may play in compensating for poor relations with extended family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. rdtaylor@temple.edu
authors.forename: Ronald D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budescu
authors.forename: Rebecca Kang
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: McGill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population