African American parenting strategies are important in the development of prosocial behavior and are linked to empathy, self-efficacy, and racial identity. This study examined how adolescent-perceived parenting strategies (i.e., warmth, “hostility,” cultural socialization) combined to form parenting styles and how these related to positive outcomes. Participants were 358 low-income, urban southern African American high school students. Cluster analyses revealed four distinct parenting styles. Findings provide evidence that Eurocentric norms are inadequate for understanding socialization in African American families. Results indicate that a rethinking of what constitutes “parental hostility” is required. Implications, future research directions, and clinical application are discussed.

非裔美国人的养育策略在亲社会行为的发展中很重要，并且与同理心，自我效能感和种族认同有关。这项研究研究了青少年感知的育儿策略（即温暖，“敌对”，文化社会化）如何结合形成育儿方式，以及这些方式与积极结果之间的关系。参与者是358名低收入的城市南部非裔美国人高中学生。聚类分析揭示了四种不同的育儿方式。研究结果证明，以欧洲为中心的规范不足以理解非洲裔美国人家庭的社会化。结果表明，需要重新考虑什么构成“父母敌对”。涵义，未来的研究方向，以及临床应用进行了讨论。