The daily stressors of family life may also have enduring or lagged effects on daily health and well-being (Caspi, Bolger, Eckenrode, 1987). Individuals expect their family relationships to be maintained in the face of these adverse experiences, and so they may behave more negatively toward and make greater demands on family members compared to other members of their social networks (Sillars, Canary, & Tafoya, 2004). The unique nature of family ties may contribute to individuals continuing to relive the stress of a negative interaction involving family for more than one day. For example, the sadness or concern that accompanies experiencing a family network event may endure because one is worried about providing support to the family member in need (Durden et al., 2007). This prolonged distress may be exacerbated among African Americans due to the close, supportive family networks that characterize African American families (Chatters et al., 2002; Sarkisian & Gerstel, 2004). Given the salience and importance of family relationships in African American families (Ajrouch et al., 2010; Everett et al., 2010; Goodwin, 2003), we anticipate that the effect of
