Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University.
Department of Psychology, Niagara University.
Fam Syst Health. 2024 Jun;42(2):254-263. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000858. Epub 2023 Nov 27.
Mothers are key influencers in daughters' decision making about risk behaviors. Much research on parent-child relationships and communication has been conducted among predominantly White, nonimmigrant families. However, parent-child relationships and communications about risk behaviors may significantly differ for Black immigrant families. In particular, transnational behaviors that serve to maintain multiple social identities with attributes from both the receiving and sending nations may shape communication about risky behaviors. The current study evaluated the association between transnational behavior and risk communication mediated by the mother-daughter relationship.
A total of 285 first- and second-generation Afro-Caribbean women, most of whom (80%) identified as Black, were recruited via purposeful sampling from Caribbean organizations, Caribbean-focused social media, and Caribbean festivals. Participants (daughters) completed a survey assessing their transnational behavior, perceptions of their relationship with their mother (in terms of interdependence, connectedness, and trust in hierarchy), and perceptions of their mother's communication about sex, alcohol use, and other drug use.
Only the relationship between transnational behavior and communication about drugs was fully mediated by connectedness. The relationship between transnational behavior and communication about both alcohol use and other drug use was partially mediated by other facets of the mother-daughter relationship.
Findings confirm previous research on parent-child closeness and communication about difficult topics and suggest that such relationships can promote healthy communication in multiple cultures. Children who stay connected to their country of origin stay connected to parents and, therefore, may have greater opportunity to engage in integrated communication about possible risk behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
母亲是女儿做出风险行为决策的关键影响者。许多关于亲子关系和沟通的研究都是在以白人和非移民家庭为主的群体中进行的。然而，对于黑移民家庭来说，亲子关系和关于风险行为的沟通可能会有很大的不同。特别是，有助于维持具有来自接收国和派遣国双重属性的多种社会身份的跨国行为可能会影响关于风险行为的沟通。本研究评估了跨国行为与由母女关系介导的风险沟通之间的关联。
共有 285 名第一代和第二代非裔加勒比裔女性通过有针对性的抽样从加勒比组织、专注于加勒比地区的社交媒体和加勒比节日中招募。参与者（女儿）完成了一项调查，评估她们的跨国行为、对与母亲关系的看法（在相互依存、联系和对等级制度的信任方面），以及对母亲关于性、酒精使用和其他药物使用的沟通的看法。
只有跨国行为与关于毒品的沟通之间的关系完全被联系所中介。跨国行为与关于酒精使用和其他药物使用的沟通之间的关系部分被母女关系的其他方面所中介。
研究结果证实了之前关于亲子亲密关系和关于困难话题的沟通的研究，并表明这种关系可以在多种文化中促进健康的沟通。与原籍国保持联系的孩子与父母保持联系，因此，他们可能有更多的机会就可能存在的风险行为进行综合沟通。
