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Examining Influences on Problem Recognition and Help-Seeking for Child Externalizing Behaviors Among African American
Kasia S Plessy1, Adrienne Anderson1, Mary Lou Kelley1
1Louisiana State University.
Behavior Therapy
|March 1, 2023
Summary
Many African American mothers struggle to recognize childhood behavior problems, impacting their enrollment in crucial parent training programs. Cultural factors significantly influence maternal help-seeking behaviors for child oppositional behavior.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Childhood behavior problems are common clinical referrals with potentially detrimental developmental consequences if untreated.
- Behavior parent training is a first-line treatment for oppositional behavior, yet enrollment is low among racial minority families.
- Understanding barriers to treatment utilization among African American families is critical for effective intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine maternal help-seeking for children's oppositional behavior among African American families.
- To identify variables influencing parent training enrollment in this population.
- To investigate the role of problem recognition, attributions, cultural values, and mental health stigma.
Main Methods:
- 112 African American mothers participated in the study.
- Participants completed measures assessing problem recognition, parental attributions, child rearing values, mental health stigmatization, racial identity, and treatment utilization.
- Child behavior vignettes were used to assess recognition of clinically significant externalizing behaviors.
Main Results:
- Slightly over half of mothers recognized clinically significant externalizing child behaviors.
- Problem recognition was positively associated with increased likelihood of engaging in behavioral parent training.
- Maternal attributions, cultural values, and mental health stigmatization significantly influenced help-seeking behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Cultural variables play a significant role in problem recognition and treatment utilization for childhood behavior problems among African American families.
- Interventions should consider cultural context to improve engagement with behavior parent training.
- Addressing mental health stigma and understanding cultural values are key to enhancing help-seeking for child behavior issues.
Keywords:
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