The Impact of Violence Exposure on African American Youth in Context

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHELL A. MYERS ◽  
VETTA L. SANDERS THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Future Orientation as a Protective Factor for African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 734-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna So ◽  
Noni K. Gaylord-Harden ◽  
Dexter R. Voisin ◽  
Darrick Scott
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

For African American youth disproportionately exposed to community violence and the associated risk of externalizing behaviors, developmental assets that reduce the risk for externalizing behaviors and enhance adaptive coping should be explored. In a sample of 572 African American adolescents ( Mage = 15.85; SD = 1.42), the current study explored whether future orientation or gender buffered the impact of community violence exposure on externalizing behaviors. The current study also examined the interaction between future orientation, gender, and violence-specific coping strategies to determine their association with externalizing behaviors. Future orientation moderated the relationship between violence exposure and delinquent, but not aggressive, behaviors. Future orientation interacted differently with coping for males and females to predict externalizing behaviors. Research and clinical implications are discussed.

Psychological responses to violence exposure in high-poverty African American youth

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Bolland ◽  
Anneliese C. Bolland ◽  
Shannon M. Hitchcock ◽  
Kathleen A. Bolland ◽  
Sara E. Tomek
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Psychological Responses ◽  
High Poverty

Exploring the Impact of Skin Tone Perception on Race-Related Outcomes and Familial Functioning Among African American Youth: Implications for African-Centered Interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942110271
Author(s):  
Husain Lateef ◽  
Heather Smyth ◽  
Maya Williams ◽  
Adrian Gale ◽  
Ed-Dee Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Skin Tone ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Racism and its ramifications are salient societal-level factors that detrimentally affect African American youth and families. Few studies have investigated how African American youth experience discrimination within families and society and colorism’s impact on racial identity, despite extensive racial discrimination research. We assessed whether the perceptions of African American youth of their skin tone affected their racial identity, familial functioning, and everyday discrimination, using the National Survey of American Life–Adolescent Supplement data. We found no significant relationships among skin tone perception, racial identity, familial functioning, or everyday experiences of discrimination. Conversely, age and gender differences were significant predictors of racial identity, family functioning, and discrimination reports. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings for social work practice.

scholarly journals Harvest of Hope: The Impact of a Church Garden Project on African American Youth and Adults in the Rural American South

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-327
Author(s):  
Molly Michelle De Marco ◽  
Tosha Woods Smith ◽  
William Kearney ◽  
Alice Ammerman
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
American South ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
The Impact

The Discontinuity of Offending Among African American Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 610-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail B. Williams ◽  
Joseph P. Ryan ◽  
Pamela E. Davis-Kean ◽  
Vonnie C. McLoyd ◽  
John E. Schulenberg
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Developmental Change ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Parental Supervision ◽  
The Impact

Little is known about what factors contribute to African American youth desisting from offending. Participants were 3,230 moderate- to high-risk adolescents from Washington State who completed a statewide risk assessment to assess the likelihood of recidivism. Participants were screened by juvenile probation officers between 2003 and 2010. Researchers investigated whether youth possessed protective factors and whether developmental change took place after contact with the juvenile justice system. It was hypothesized that having protective factors would decrease the likelihood of recidivism and the impact of each factor would differ by gender. Findings indicate African American youth have protective factors across a range of domains. However, little developmental change occurs after contact with the juvenile justice system. Impulse control, parental supervision, and pro-social peers were important for reducing recidivism. Problem solving was more influential for African American males, while impulse control and parental supervision were more influential for African American females. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.

Mitigating Negative Consequences Of Community Violence Exposure: Perspectives From African American Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1679-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briana Woods-Jaeger ◽  
Jannette Berkley-Patton ◽  
Kaitlin N. Piper ◽  
Paige O’Connor ◽  
Tiffaney L. Renfro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Community Violence Exposure ◽  
Negative Consequences

scholarly journals Evaluating Teach One Reach One—An STI/HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention to Enhance Adult–Youth Communication About Sex and Reduce the Burden of HIV/STI

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 465-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Dave ◽  
Tiarney Ritchwood ◽  
Tiffany L. Young ◽  
Malika Roman Isler ◽  
Adina Black ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Communication About Sex ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Change In Mean

Purpose: Parents and caregivers play an important role in sexual socialization of youth, often serving as the primary source of information about sex. For African American rural youth who experience disparate rates of HIV/sexually transmitted infection, improving caregiver–youth communication about sexual topics may help to reduce risky behaviors. This study assessed the impact of an intervention to improve sexual topic communication. Design: A Preintervention–postintervention, quasi-experimental, controlled, and community-based trial. Setting: Intervention was in 2 rural North Carolina counties with comparison group in 3 adjacent counties. Subjects: Participants (n = 249) were parents, caregivers, or parental figures for African American youth aged 10 to 14. Intervention: Twelve-session curriculum for participating dyads. Measures: Audio computer-assisted self-interview to assess changes at 9 months from baseline in communication about general and sensitive sex topics and overall communication about sex. Analysis: Multivariable models were used to examine the differences between the changes in mean of scores for intervention and comparison groups. Results: Statistically significant differences in changes in mean scores for communication about general sex topics ( P < .0001), communication about sensitive sex topics ( P < .0001), and overall communication about sex ( P < .0001) existed. Differences in change in mean scores remained significant after adjusting baseline scores and other variables in the multivariate models. Conclusions: In Teach One Reach One intervention, adult participants reported improved communication about sex, an important element to support risk reduction among youth in high-prevalence areas.

Profiles of Community Violence Exposure Among African American Youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2077-2101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noni K. Gaylord-Harden ◽  
Daniel Dickson ◽  
Cynthia Pierre
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Community Violence Exposure
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