Resilience resources in low-income Black, Latino, and White fathers.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Resilience resources are associated with positive mental and physical health outcomes. However, we know little about protective factors in low-income or racially or ethnically diverse populations of men. This study examined socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic differences in resilience resources among low-income Black, Latino, and White fathers of infants.

Methods

The Community Child Health Network conducted a cohort study of mothers and fathers in five sites across the U.S. A sample of fathers who identified as Black, Latino/Hispanic, or non-Hispanic White were recruited and interviewed at home on three occasions during the first year of parenting (n = 597). Several resilience resources were assessed: mastery, self-esteem, dispositional optimism, approa

SUBMITTER: Wilson DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336072 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature