The Well-Being of African American Adolescents Within Formal and Informal Adoption Arrangements

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla A. Gibson ◽  
Justine Nelson Christinedaughter ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant ◽  
Hee-Kyung Kwon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being

Exploring Psychosocial Task Resolution and Self-Concept among African-American Adolescents

1996 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-810
Author(s):  
Craig C. Brookins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Developmental Task ◽  
Multiple Components ◽  
Highly Correlated

Developmental task resolution and self-concept of adolescents were examined for a sample of 110 African-American youth. The Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory was used to measure Erikson's stages of psychological development and the Bronstein-Cruz Child/Adolescent Self-concept and Adjustment Scale was used to measure multiple components of the self-concept. Scores for Self-concept and Resolution of Identity stages were highly correlated although scores on Resolution of Identity, commonly seen as the primary psychosocial task of adolescence, were not related to scores on either Emotional Well-being or Family Relations. The results are discussed in terms of improving understanding of relationships between processes in development, identity, and other salient psychosocial variables.

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.

Feeling Safe in a Dangerous Place: Exploring the Neighborhood Safety Perceptions of Low-Income African American Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Zuberi
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Neighborhood Safety ◽  
Safety Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety ◽  
Perceived Danger

Research shows that neighborhood safety is strongly associated with the health and well-being of adolescents. However, few studies examine what shapes these perceptions of safety, especially for adolescents who grow up in more dangerous neighborhoods. The present study explores what factors shape the neighborhood safety perceptions of a sample of low-income, African American adolescents aged 15 to 19 years ( n = 46) from Baltimore who lived in public housing as children. The study reveals the complexity in how adolescents perceive safety, especially among those living in dangerous neighborhoods. The results highlight the importance of the type of danger (e.g., drug activity vs. gun-related violence) and social connections in shaping neighborhood safety perceptions. Sample youth are more likely to report feeling safe when there is little perceived danger. In more dangerous neighborhoods, youth feel safe where there is low violence, they have protective social ties, and they can avoid perceived danger. However, social connections can also tie youth to violence and victimization, which threatens their perception of safety. This more nuanced understanding of youth perceptions of safety has implications for the ways in which neighborhoods affect adolescents and the role of housing policy in improving the well-being of low-income youth.

Teen Club: A nursing intervention for reducing risk-taking behavior and improving well-being in female African American adolescents

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 0103-0108
Author(s):  
Margaret Crew McNeese ◽  
Jane Crew Tuttle ◽  
Sharon Crew Bidwell-Cerone ◽  
Nancy Crew Campbell-Heider ◽  
Gail Crew Richeson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Risk Taking Behavior

Hope and Despair: Diverse Voices of Hope from Urban African American Adolescent Gang Members

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith J. Morris, ◽  
Judith Fry-McComish,
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gang Members ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Suicide Plan ◽  
Urban African American Adolescent

The Center for Disease Control (2010) found that 9.8% of African American adolescents reported having a suicide plan compared to 10.9% of all youth surveyed. Hope emerged as a caring construct in a study of african american adolescent gang members and may be a factor in the prevention of depression and suicide. Before age 12, adolescents were hopeful about their future, but shortly after their thirteenth birthday, they expressed feelings of hopelessness and despair. Interventions for promoting health and well-being in African American gang members include nonjudgmental listening, forming age-specific support groups, and offering strategies for achieving life goals.

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