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Religiosity and Associations with Substance Use and Delinquency Among Urban African American Adolescents
Adolescent delinquency and substance use are global problems. African American adolescents are especially susceptible to the life-changing...
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Sources of Stress and Co** Strategies Among Urban African American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Child and Caregiver Perspectives
Early adolescence is a critical point for intervention to protect against negative consequences of stress on the develo** brain. This study aimed...
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Medical and public health professionals’ perceived facilitators and barriers of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among African American adolescents in Shelby County, Tennessee
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infects nearly 85% of sexually active Americans during their lifetime, causing most cervical and five other cancers....
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Parental Criticism and Depressive Symptoms: The Contribution of Active Co** Among African American Adolescents
The present study examined whether parental criticism, active co**, and peer support associated with depressive symptoms. Then using two mediation...
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Correlates of Hypertensive-Level BP in African American Adolescents
ObjectiveAdult cardiovascular disease has its roots in childhood and adolescence. Risks for pediatric hypertension include obesity, male sex, and...
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High Systolic Blood Pressure of High-Income African American Children
BackgroundAccording to the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) theory, racism may reduce the health returns of family socioeconomic status (SEP)...
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Social Support Co** for African American Adolescents: Effect of a Culturally Grounded Randomized Controlled Trial Intervention
The effect of the Adapted-Co** with Stress ( A-CWS ) intervention on social support co** was examined, using a randomized controlled trial design....
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Communication Interactions, Needs, and Preferences During Clinical Encounters of African American Parent–Child Dyads
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates remain suboptimal among African American adolescents. Although provider recommendations during clinical...
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Compounding effects of stress on diet, physical activity, and wellbeing among African American parents: a qualitative study to inform the LEADS health promotion trial
The purpose of the study was to conduct in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the lived experiences of African American parents of overweight...
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The Impact of a Comic Book Intervention on East African-American Adolescents’ HPV Vaccine-Related Knowledge, Beliefs and Intentions
HPV vaccine uptake is low among East African-American (EAA) adolescents. We developed a comic book and evaluated the impact on HPV/HPV-vaccine...
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Black with ‘Baby Blues’: A Systematic Sco** Review of Programs to Address Postpartum Depression in African American Women
ObjectiveThe literature review reports on programs and interventions that address postpartum depression (PPD) in African American women. African...
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Diet quality scores associated with improved cardiometabolic measures among African American adolescents
BackgroundThe Reversing the Negative cardiovascular Effects on Weight (ReNEW) Clinic is a prospective cohort study in children and adolescents (≤21...
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The Strong African American Families Program: Disrupting the Negative Consequences of Racial Discrimination Through Culturally Tailored, Family-Based Prevention
Racism continues to be a major source of stress for African Americans and can impair psychological functioning. Adolescents experiencing...
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Bullying Victimization, Future Orientation, and Suicidal Ideation of African American Youth in an Under-Resourced Community: A Moderated-Mediation Approach
African American youth living in low-resourced communities are at high risk for bullying victimization which is positively associated with suicidal...
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Identifying Variation in Physical Health Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms among Religiosity Clusters of African American Adults in the United States
Religiosity is an important factor in the lives of many African Americans, who suffer a greater health burden than their White counterparts. In this...
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Condom Use at Last Sex and Sexual Negotiation Among Young African American Women in North Carolina: Context or Personal Agency
African American women are 10.8 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV compared with White women. This descriptive study fills a gap by examining...
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Associations of parenting factors and weight related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity
This study evaluated the associations between parenting factors and adolescent weight related outcomes in African American adolescents with...
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Perceived Stress, Religiosity, and Substance Use Among African American and Latinx College Students with Asthma in the USA
This study examined associations among perceived stress, religiosity, and substance use in African American and Latinx college students with asthma....
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Small Business Support Is Associated with the Quantity, Quality, and Usage of Youth Physical Activity Opportunities in Urban, Low-Income, African American Neighborhoods
Evidence suggests small businesses could play a significant role in bringing quality youth physical activity opportunities (YPAOs) to urban areas....
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Can you See What We See? African American Parents’ Views of the Strengths and Challenges of Children and Youth Living with Adversity
A premise of positive youth development is that social competencies can develop in adversity and co-exist with problem behaviors. This research...
