Comparison of Structural Interaction Patterns in African American and Caucasian Clinical Couples: The Moderating Effect of Financial Resources

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Dr. Norman Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorHart, John Rennieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-10T11:10:32Z
dc.date.available2012-10-10T11:10:32Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study focused on degrees to which African American and Caucasian couples who have sought couple therapy at a community clinic differ on measures of relationship boundaries and power/hierarchy. Potential effects that financial resources may have on the relationship between couples' ethnic group membership and their structural patterns were examined. The sample was 77 couples who previously were assessed and treated at a university-based clinic. These two ethnic groups were examined in order to explore potential cultural differences in relationship interaction patterns. Results showed there were no significant ethnic group differences for the three structural dimensions other than a trend for Caucasian couples to exhibit more autonomy between partners than African American couples. There were moderating effects of financial resources in relation to the boundary between the partners and for power dynamics. No significant gender differences were found other than males being more likely to perceive their partner as controlling.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12983
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcouplesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcultureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledethnic groupsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfinancial resourcesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledinteractionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstructural patternsen_US
dc.titleComparison of Structural Interaction Patterns in African American and Caucasian Clinical Couples: The Moderating Effect of Financial Resourcesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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