scholarly journals Disrupting the Behavioral Health Consequences of Racial Discrimination: A Longitudinal Investigation of Racial Identity Profiles and Alcohol-Related Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 706-717
Author(s):  
Riana Elyse Anderson ◽  
Daniel B. Lee ◽  
Meredith O. Hope ◽  
Kyle Nisbeth ◽  
Kiana Bess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Black People ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Black African ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Public Regard

Researchers have documented the negative associations between racial discrimination and alcohol use for young Black people, yet fewer researchers have examined these associations longitudinally and with racial identity as a protective factor. We use data from the Flint Adolescent Study (465 Black/African Americans) to investigate the relationship between discrimination and alcohol-related problems over time, and how that relationship differs with varying trajectories of racial identity (i.e., private and public regard). Among those reporting persistently moderate levels of private regard and high levels of public regard in late adolescence through emerging adulthood, increases in racial discrimination were associated with increases in alcohol-related problems over time. Findings suggest that regard for one’s racial group may function protectively in the health strategies employed in response to discriminatory events. More longitudinal research is needed to delineate how varying racial pride operates with regard to long-term discrimination and behavioral health.

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.

Ethnic–racial identity content and the development of depressive symptoms among Latino adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1557-1569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda L. Cross ◽  
Adam J. Hoffman ◽  
Kevin Constante ◽  
Deborah Rivas-Drake
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Latino Adolescents ◽  
Racial Centrality ◽  
Public Regard

AbstractThe current study examined the concurrent and prospective associations of ethnic–racial identity content (i.e., centrality, private regard, and public regard) and depressive symptomatology among Latino adolescents. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of Latino adolescents (N= 148, 53.4% girls) who were 13–14 years old at Wave 1. Results indicated that higher ethnic–racial centrality at Waves 1 and 2 predicted fewer depressive symptoms at Waves 2 and 3, respectively. In addition, more positive private regard at Wave 1 predicted fewer depressive symptoms at Wave 2, and more positive public regard at Wave 2 predicted fewer symptoms at Wave 3. Thus, ethnic–racial identity content may serve as a cultural protective factor that is linked to diminished depressive symptomatology among Latino youth.

Inter-relations between ethnic-racial discrimination and ethnic-racial identity among early adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Del Toro ◽  
Diane Hughes ◽  
niobe way
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
One Year ◽  
Public Regard

We examined whether the longitudinal inter-relation between discrimination and identity varies according to the perpetrator of discrimination. We used three waves of data from early adolescents (n = 387; ages 11-12 at Wave 1) to assess the strength and direction of relations between perceived discrimination from adults and peers vis-à-vis ethnic-racial identity exploration, commitment, private regard, and public regard. Cross-lagged autoregressive path analyses showed that more frequent discrimination, regardless of source, had reciprocal and significant longitudinal inter-relations with exploration and public regard. Peer discrimination predicted lower commitment and private regard one year later, whereas adult discrimination did not. We discuss the implications of these findings as they relate to the role of peers and ethnic-racial identity processes during early adolescence.

scholarly journals Influence of maternal ethnic–racial identity on children’s internalizing symptom trajectories

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 204380871989802
Author(s):  
Vanja Lazarevic ◽  
Geneva Toledo ◽  
Jillian Lee Wiggins
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
School Age ◽  
Immigrant Mothers ◽  
Symptom Trajectories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Identity Elements

We investigate the impact of maternal ethnic–racial identity on child internalizing trajectories in immigrant and U.S.-born Latinx families. Data from N=1,076 Latinx mothers’ reports at child ages 1, 3, 5, and 9 years were used. For children of U.S.-born mothers, but not immigrant mothers, greater levels of maternal ethnic–racial identity were associated with lower levels of internalizing symptoms at age 3, yet attenuated decreases in internalizing symptoms over time. Thus, mother’s ethnic–racial identity was a protective factor for children at preschool age but became less protective through school age. Our results suggest that incorporating ethnic–racial identity elements, particularly for U.S.-born mothers of toddlers to preschoolers, may be an important consideration when designing interventions for Latinx families.

Racial Identity: A Protective Factor Decreasing Suicidality in At-Risk, African American Women

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalika C. Street ◽  
Farah Taha ◽  
Ashley D. Jones ◽  
Kamilah A. Jones ◽  
Erika R. Carr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
American Women

Examining Racial Discrimination’s Association With Depressive Symptoms Through Metadehumanization Among African Americans: Does Racial Identity Matter?

2020 ◽  
pp. 009579842098366
Author(s):  
Yara Mekawi ◽  
Natalie N. Watson-Singleton
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Social Cognitive Theories

Though considerable empirical work has documented the ways in which African Americans are dehumanized by other racial groups, there is no research examining how perceiving dehumanization (i.e., metadehumanization) is associated with the mental health of African Americans. In this study, we examined the indirect effect of racial discrimination on depressive symptoms through metadehumanization and explored whether this indirect effect was contingent on racial identity (i.e., centrality, private regard). African American students completed measures in a university lab located in the Midwestern region of the United States ( N = 326; Mage = 19.7, 72.4% women). We found that the degree to which racial discrimination was indirectly associated with depressive symptoms through metadehumanization was contingent on racial identity dimensions. Specifically, the indirect effect of racial discrimination on depressive symptoms through metadehumanization was only significant for individuals who were relatively higher on centrality and private regard. This research suggests that the role of metadehumanization is stronger among African Americans who strongly identify with and have positive views of their racial group. We discuss these results in the context of social cognitive theories.

Structured well-being assessments in public child welfare: Observations across two states

2021 ◽  
pp. 251610322110046
Author(s):  
Crystal Collins-Camargo ◽  
Jessica Strolin-Goltzman ◽  
A. Nathan Verbist ◽  
Alison Krompf ◽  
Becky F. Antle
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Case Planning ◽  
Over Time

Children entering custody within the child welfare system have been found to have high levels of trauma and significant behavioral health needs. In this paper, authors demonstrate how a structured functional well-being assessment can be used with the custody population to promote an understanding of behavioral health needs, inform case planning, and measure functional improvement over time. Specifically, this paper will: (a) briefly describe how two states implemented a common standardized assessment of functioning to inform case planning and measure well-being progress of children in the custody of a public child welfare system (b) examine what this common assessment tool reveals about the strengths and needs of children entering custody across two sites and (c) describe the magnitude of change in functional improvement measured across 6 months. This paper will contribute to the existing knowledge by sharing possible themes in functioning related to children entering custody while examining changes in functioning over time. Implications for practice, policy, and future research will be discussed.

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