Much research conducted on stepmothers has not been racially representative. This includes Janice Nadler's (1976) research on three psychological stresses (anxiety, depression, and anger) of stepmotherhood. To investigate the stress of black stepmotherhood, this study replicated a portion of Nadler's investigation on a black sample. It was hypothesized that 1) black stepmothers would report more stress than black natural mothers; and that 2) black stepmothers would report more stress than the white stepmothers in Nadler's study. The data indicated no significant difference in the levels of stress experienced by black stepmothers and black natural mothers. Overall, white stepmothers reported more stress than black stepmothers. The former may be attributable to black stepmothers and natural mothers having the same support system, the black extended family.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504021 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Rodgers, Jacquelyn |
| Contributors | Crain, Linda R., Terrell, Francis, Smith, Alvin |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 63 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Rodgers, Jacquelyn, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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