Patrick C. McKenry

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between marriage and psychological well-being using a sample from the National Survey of Families and Households panel data and found that the effect of the quality of marital (cohabiting) relationship on psychological wellbeing was significant, but the strong effect of marital status remained unchanged after controlling for relationship quality.

TL;DR: The authors examined the extent and pattern of unique cultural variation in parenting according to the perceptions of mothers and fathers in two-parent families and found that parents from ethnic groups use the same techniques for socialization of their children as do Caucasian parents, that is, modeling, reinforcement and identification, they often use these techniques to pass on the unique values and behaviors of their cultural group.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between adolescent functioning and parental support, behavioral control, and psychological control in European American and African American adolescents and found that parental support positively predicted both self-esteem and academic achievement.

TL;DR: This paper examined cultural variations in social networks and support using data from the National Survey of Families and Households (1988) and found that the responses of African American (n=2,391), Asian (n =...

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated same-sex partner violence from a disempowerment perspective to determine the influence of individual characteristics, family of origin factors, and intimate relationship factors.