Lindblad-Goldberg Marion, Dukes Joyce Lynn, Lasley John H
Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1988 Jan;58(1):104-120. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01570.x.
Stressful life events and the effects of demographic and social network variables were explored in a study of 50 clinic-referred and 76 nonclinic, black, low-income, single-parent families. Dysfunctional families evidenced greater stress and social network characteristics were not significant mediators. The family's internal resources may be the most important buffer against stress.