Promoting Academic Achievement: The Role of Peers and Family in the Academic Engagement of African American Adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Stanard ◽  
Faye Z. Belgrave ◽  
Maya A. Corneille ◽  
Karen D. Wilson ◽  
Kristal Owens
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
African American ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
African American Adolescents

scholarly journals Parenting profiles of academic and racial socialization: Associations with academic engagement and academic self-beliefs of African American adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
Isha W. Metzger ◽  
Shauna M. Cooper ◽  
Charity Brown Griffin ◽  
Alexandrea R. Golden ◽  
Ijeoma Opara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Parenting Profiles

scholarly journals Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, and Classroom Engagement Outcomes Among Black Girls and Boys in Predominantly Black and Predominantly White School Districts

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1318-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seanna Leath ◽  
Channing Mathews ◽  
Asya Harrison ◽  
Tabbye Chavous
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Public Regard

This study examined the associations among racial identity beliefs (centrality and public regard), racial discrimination, and academic engagement outcomes among 1,659 African American adolescents across two demographically distinct school districts, one predominantly Black, working class ( n = 1,100) and one predominantly White, middle class ( n = 559). Across these districts, the youths reported that race was a central aspect of their identity and demonstrated varying levels of public regard. Racial discrimination was negatively associated with academic curiosity and persistence, but this effect was moderated by gender and racial identity. Our findings demonstrate the harmful influence of discrimination on the academic engagement of African American adolescents and the protective roles of racial identity beliefs across gender and school racial contexts.

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship Between School Climate and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-305
Author(s):  
Amy E. Fisher ◽  
Sycarah Fisher ◽  
Chelsea Arsenault ◽  
Rachel Jacob ◽  
Jessica Barnes-Najor
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
School Climate ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Resilience in Urban African American Adolescents: The Protective Enhancing Effects of Neighborhood, Family, and School Cohesion Following Violence Exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 1286-1321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara M. DiClemente ◽  
Catherine M. Rice ◽  
Dakari Quimby ◽  
Maryse H. Richards ◽  
Cordelia T. Grimes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
School Cohesion ◽  
External Characteristics

Exposure to violence (ETV) poses a serious threat to adolescents’ safety and well-being; however, some adolescents who grow up in such toxic environments are able to thrive due to a combination of internal and external characteristics. The current study examines the role of cohesion across contexts (i.e., family, school, and community) as moderating the relation between ETV and positive internal outcomes characteristic of resilient youth (i.e., ethnic identity, positive affect, and self-esteem) in a sample of low-income, urban, African American adolescents ( N = 269, 60% female) from seventh grade to eighth grade. Results indicated that greater cohesion in each context was directly related to more positive outcomes. Family and neighborhood cohesion additionally served as protective enhancing factors for males exposed to high levels of violence. These findings expand the current research on positive youth development and help locate potential environmental targets for prevention and intervention research.

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