This study investigated provider role strain and adaptive cultural resources as predictors of global family satisfaction in a national sample of Black husband-fathers (N = 372). Multiple classification analysis revealed that provider role strain predictors had a significant negative effect on family satisfaction, with the harmful effect of objective difficulty being exacerbated by subjective reactions. In line with a role strain-adaptation model, cultural resources had offsetting positive effects with kinship bond and religious belief emerging as especially powerful predictors. In support of a buffering hypothesis, kinship bond eliminated harmful effects of both husband and father role discouragement. However, kinship bond failed to mitigate the harmful effect of objective employment difficulty. Findings not only provide important insight into the social psychology of role strain and adaptation, but also have relevance for clinical practice and public policy.
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