TitleA Double-Edged Sword: Race, Daily Family Support Exchanges, and Daily Well-Being.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsCichy, KE, Stawski, RS, Almeida, DM
JournalJ Fam Issues
Volume35
Issue13
Pagination1824-1845
Date Published2014 Nov
ISSN0192-513X
Abstract

<p>This study contributes to research on race and family ties by exploring racial differences in the direct effects of family support exchanges on daily well-being and the extent to which family support buffers/exacerbates stressor reactivity. African Americans and European Americans aged 34 to 84 ( = 1,931) from the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE) reported on family support exchanges (i.e., support received/support provided), daily stressors, and negative affect during 8 days of telephone interviews. On a daily basis, receiving family support was not associated with well-being, whereas providing family support was associated with compromised well-being among African Americans. As expected, receiving family support buffered reactivity to daily tensions for both races, whereas providing emotional support to family exacerbated African Americans' reactivity to daily tensions. Together, our findings suggest that even after considering the benefits of receiving family support, providing family support takes an emotional toll on African Americans.</p>

DOI10.1177/0192513X13479595
Alternate JournalJ Fam Issues
PubMed ID25368438
PubMed Central IDPMC4215556
Grant ListP01 AG020166 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG019239 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R03 AG033665 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
UL1 TR001425 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States