African American Family Structure

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 838-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES HERBERT WILLIAMS ◽  
WENDY F. AUSLANDER ◽  
CHERYL A. HOUSTON ◽  
HOPE KREBILL ◽  
DEBRA HAIRE-JOSHU
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
American Women ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Economic Well Being

This study addresses the following research questions: (a) What are the various types of family structures that exist in urban African American households? and (b) to what extent do differences in family structure influence social, psychological, and economic well-being as reported by urban African American women? The authors present findings from 301 African American women who participated in a community-based nutrition prevention program in a large Midwestern urban center. This study's results indicate that family structure has more influence on African American women's economic well-being than do social and psycho-logical factors. Implications of these findings for intervention are presented.

Development and initial demonstration of a community-based intervention for homeless, cocaine-using, African-American Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald J. Stahler ◽  
Thomas E. Shipley ◽  
Kimberly C. Kirby ◽  
Catherine Godboldte ◽  
MaryLouise E. Kerwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Women

Staging of Dietary Patterns among African American Women

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Haire-Joshu ◽  
Wendy F. Auslander ◽  
Cheryl A. Houston ◽  
James H. Williams
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Women ◽  
Fried Foods ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Two Stages

This article describes the development of a behavioral staging algorithm for use in the Eat Well, Live Well Nutrition Program, a peer-delivered community-based program for African American women ( N = 301). The authors examined whether increased frequency in performing low-fat eating behaviors and lower percentage calories from fat intake resulted as a participant moved through five stages of readiness to change each of five low-fat dietary patterns. Frequency of performing low-fat dietary behaviors was significantly different ( p < .05) between four stages for the pattern of avoid fried foods, three stages for modify meats, and two stages for the patterns of substitution, avoid fat as seasoning, replacement. Percentage calories from fat were significantly different ( p < .05) between four stages for the pattern of replacement, three stages for avoid fried foods and modify meats, and two stages for substitution and avoid fat as seasoning. Implications of these findings for the tailoring of community-based dietary programs are presented.

scholarly journals Community Engagement in the Development of an mHealth-Enabled Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Intervention (Step It Up): Pilot Focus Group Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joniqua Nashae Ceasar ◽  
Sophie Elizabeth Claudel ◽  
Marcus R Andrews ◽  
Kosuke Tamura ◽  
Valerie Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
American Women

BACKGROUND Community-based participatory research is an effective tool for improving health outcomes in minority communities. Few community-based participatory research studies have evaluated methods of optimizing smartphone apps for health technology-enabled interventions in African Americans. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to utilize focus groups (FGs) for gathering qualitative data to inform the development of an app that promotes physical activity (PA) among African American women in Washington, DC. METHODS We recruited a convenience sample of African American women (N=16, age range 51-74 years) from regions of Washington, DC metropolitan area with the highest burden of cardiovascular disease. Participants used an app created by the research team, which provided motivational messages through app push notifications and educational content to promote PA. Subsequently, participants engaged in semistructured FG interviews led by moderators who asked open-ended questions about participants’ experiences of using the app. FGs were audiorecorded and transcribed verbatim, with subsequent behavioral theory-driven thematic analysis. Key themes based on the Health Belief Model and emerging themes were identified from the transcripts. Three independent reviewers iteratively coded the transcripts until consensus was reached. Then, the final codebook was approved by a qualitative research expert. RESULTS In this study, 10 main themes emerged. Participants emphasized the need to improve the app by optimizing automation, increasing relatability (eg, photos that reflect target demographic), increasing educational material (eg, health information), and connecting with community resources (eg, cooking classes and exercise groups). CONCLUSIONS Involving target users in the development of a culturally sensitive PA app is an essential step for creating an app that has a higher likelihood of acceptance and use in a technology-enabled intervention. This may decrease health disparities in cardiovascular diseases by more effectively increasing PA in a minority population.

Existential Well-Being, Drug Abuse, and Parenting Stress in African American Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 686-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
Lindsey M. West ◽  
Natasha Mehta ◽  
Claire Lisco ◽  
Nicholas Tarantino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
American Women

Community-Based Perinatal Depression Services for African American Women: The Healthy Start Model

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Ley ◽  
Valire Carr Copeland ◽  
Cheryl Squire Flint ◽  
Joanne S. White ◽  
Sandra Wexler
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Healthy Start ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Women

African American Women Seeking Strength in Romance and Family Relationships

2017 ◽  
pp. 193-211
Author(s):  
Maudry-Beverley Lashley ◽  
Vanessa Marshall ◽  
TyWanda McLaurin-Jones
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Family Dynamic ◽  
American Women ◽  
Mental Well Being

Family interactions play a central role in creating relationships. The dynamic roles of intersectionality and biopsychosocial factors including culture, race, gender and environments stimulate the synergistic effects of relationships. Sociocultural contexts provide meaning to individual lives. The mechanisms within a family dynamic impact the formation of life decisions and overall health, spiritual and mental well-being. The purpose of this chapter is to explain and expand on how many African American women and LGBTQ couples create and interpret family dynamics and romantic relationships; specifically investigating the influential impact of kinship support, the role of the sandwich generation and the occupation of the Black woman as a primary caregiver.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN VOLUNTEERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1219-1220
Author(s):  
H. Hendrie ◽  
B. Steve ◽  
S. Gao ◽  
E. Brown ◽  
J. Beaven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
American Women ◽  
Women Volunteers

scholarly journals Who Can Help Us on This Journey? African American Woman with Breast Cancer: Living in a City with Extreme Health Disparities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1126
Author(s):  
Shelley White-Means ◽  
Jill Dapremont ◽  
Barbara D Davis ◽  
Tronlyn Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Breast Cancer Mortality ◽  
American Woman ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Women ◽  
Cancer Support

This qualitative descriptive research study looks at the services that community-based breast cancer support agencies provide to underserved and African American women who are at risk for or diagnosed with breast cancer in Memphis, Tennessee. We seek their understanding of breast cancer mortality disparities in Memphis. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth focus groups with five breast cancer support agencies. Categories and patterns were established using thematic analysis and a deductive a priori template of codes. Thematic analysis is a method for identifying, analyzing, and reporting themes within the data. The main themes identified within support agencies for African American women with breast cancer who live in Memphis were barriers to the use of services, education, health system support, and emotional support. Numerous sub themes included cost of medications, support group supplemental programming, eligibility for mobile services, patient/provider communication, optimism about the future, and family advice. Procrastinating, seeking second options, fearfulness, insurance, childcare, and transportation were barriers to care. Community-based breast cancer support agencies play a critical role as connectors for women with breast cancer who live in medically underserved areas and must find their way within a fragmented medical care system.

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