Adolescents' perceptions of kinship support and family management practices: Association with adolescent adjustment in African American families.

Abstract

Relations among kinship support, family management, and adolescent adjustment were examined in 135 African American adolescents 14 to 19 years old. Kin social support was positively related to self-reliance and grades and negatively associated with problem behavior. Poor kin relations were associated with psychological distress. Kinship support was also positively linked to family organization and parental involvement in schooling, which in turn were positively associated with self-reliance and grades and negatively related to problem behavior and psychological distress.