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Algorithmic surveillance in the era of the mental health appsphere Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Idil Abdillahi
Digital mental health applications, also known as mHealth apps, are designed to help users manage their mental health using technology such as mobile devices and smartphones. However, there has been little critical engagement surrounding their impact on marginalized communities, and Black people in Canada. This article aims to explore how state and private actors conceptualize the digitalization of
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Transformational narrative changes as a community‐level approach to the prevention of adverse childhood experiences and substance use Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Christopher R. Harper, Sarah Treves‐Kagan
There is increasing scientific evidence linking substance use, childhood adversity, and social determinants of health. However, little research has considered the evaluation of community‐level strategies to reduce substance use by increasing awareness and implementation of evidence‐based strategies for preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This article lays out the conceptual framework for
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After the fire: An ecological, phenomenological exploration of resilience‐building following the Fuego volcanic eruption in Guatemala Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Jeremy Oldfield, Andrew Stevenson
Combining ecological resilience theory with a phenomenological epistemology, we explored experiential, social, and cultural factors mediating resilience‐building with participants from a village destroyed by the 2018 Fuego volcanic eruption in Guatemala. The purpose of the study is to find out what strategies displaced families and communities employ for living through the aftermath of a volcano eruption
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Long‐term impact of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens program on suicide‐related thoughts and behaviors for youth in out‐of‐home care: A randomized controlled trial Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Heather N. Taussig, Anthony Fulginiti, Sarah J. Racz, Rhiannon Evans, Colleen Cary Katz
Youth in out‐of‐home care are at high risk for suicide‐related thoughts and behaviors (STB), yet there are no known efficacious interventions that reduce STB for this population. Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens (FHF‐P) is a 9‐month community‐based mentoring and skills training preventive intervention for children in out‐of‐home care. A randomized controlled trial enrolled 156 participants aged
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Toward decolonial community psychologies from Abya Yala Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Nuria Ciófalo, Blanca Ortiz‐Torres
The epistemologies generated from colonized spaces such as Latin America and the Caribbean have been excluded from the dominant Euro‐ and US‐centric discourses of community psychology. Modern science is compartmentalized into disciplines forming silos and boundaries among them. Historically, psychology has been authored by European or North American White men, claiming superior expertise as detached
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Imperial algorithms: Contemporary manifestations of racism and colonialism Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Dominique Thomas, Ciann L. Wilson
In this special issue, we invited contributions that critically examined issues of imperialism, colonialism, power, justice, etc. to expand the canon of anticolonial scholarship and critical scholarship in community psychology. Our two objectives were: (1) to build on the canon of anticolonial and critical race scholarship to cultivate an empirical and theoretical body of work and conceptual frameworks
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Increasing support for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences and substance use: Implementation of narrative change strategies in local health departments Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Christopher R. Harper, Cheribeth Tan-Schriner, Jordan Royster, Karie L. Morgan, Vanessa Burnett, Sarah Treves-Kagan, Joivita Bradford, Leah Ettman, Oscar Espinosa, Erin Marziale
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic but preventable experiences that occur before the ages of 18, including child abuse, witnessing violence, and parental substance use. ACEs have been linked with increased risk for substance use, along with a variety of other negative health outcomes. However, there is limited evidence of community-level strategies that link ACEs and substance
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A mixed methods comparison of adolescents' and researchers' observations of neighborhood characteristics in Latinx neighborhoods Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Michelle C. Pasco, Rebecca M. B. White
We used a convergent mixed methods research design to compare and contrast researchers' neighborhood environmental assessments collected using systematic social observations with adolescents' neighborhood environmental assessments collected by semi-structured interviews with US Mexican adolescents. Using qualitative methods, we found that adolescents sometimes observed the same neighborhood environmental
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Racial/ethnic differences in the bullying victimization-suicidality link among LGBQ high school students in the United States Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Jun Sung Hong, Alberto Valido, Dorothy L. Espelage, Jungup Lee, Diana M. DiNitto
Although the relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal behaviors of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (i.e., unsure of their sexual orientation) students has been well documented in research, few studies have focused on how bullying victimization might be related to suicidal behaviors among youth with intersectional identities. This study examines associations between
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Exploring the needs of girls of color in the juvenile legal system: A latent class analysis Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Natalie May, Shabnam Javdani, Erin Godfrey, Elise Cappella
Girls of color are overrepresented in the juvenile legal system and experience high levels of unmet needs. Assessing and meeting girls' needs may prevent system contact or deeper involvement by providing for these needs in community-based settings, rather than through juvenile legal systems. This study used a structured interview-based assessment adapted from an advocacy intervention to examine girls'
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Coproduction with peer support groups: A new approach to culturally responsive social services Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Qian Fang, Abner Weng Cheong Poon, Karen R. Fisher, Julie Duong, Jung-Sook Lee
The disparity of access to suitable social services for people from culturally diverse backgrounds is receiving increased attention. Coproduction between service users and providers has the potential as an approach to improve the cultural responsiveness of social services. What remains unknown is how social service organizations can facilitate and support coproduction with people from culturally diverse
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Adolescents and sexual assault: A critical integrative review Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Caroline Bailey, Jessica Shaw, Abril Harris
Adolescents are sexually assaulted at remarkably high rates. Adolescents are also unique given the specific dynamics of adolescent sexual assault, their current stage in human development, their limited legal standing and rights, and their experiences navigating postassault services and resources. While literature exists within each of these domains, it is somewhat disconnected and overlooks how adolescents
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A greening theory of change: How neighborhood greening impacts adolescent health disparities Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Michelle C. Kondo, Dexter Locke, Meghan Hazer, Tamar Mendelson, Rebecca L. Fix, Ashley Joshi, Megan Latshaw, Dustin Fry, Kristin Mmari
Neighborhoods are one of the key determinants of health disparities among young people in the United States. While neighborhood deprivation can exacerbate health disparities, amenities such as quality parks and greenspace can support adolescent health. Existing conceptual frameworks of greening-health largely focus on greenspace exposures, rather than greening interventions. In this paper, we develop
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Raced and risky subjects: The interplay of racial and managerial ideologies as an expression of “colorblind” racism Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Rama P. Agung-Igusti
Contemporary manifestations of race are dynamic and elusive in the forms and shapes they take. “Colourblind” racism is effective at drawing on seemingly objective and race-neutral discourses to obfuscate racialized forms of structural exclusion. Framed by Critical Race Theory and Critical Narrative Analysis this paper presents an example from the Australian context that examines the relationships between
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Associations between a technical assistance model to build school organizational capacity and improvements in student perceptions of school climate Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Renee Ryberg, Sarah Her, Deborah Temkin, Yosmary Rodriguez, Claire Kelley
Organizational capacity building—the process of developing leadership, collecting and analyzing data, building buy-in, and implementing programming—is foundational to effectively changing schools, and frequently relies on technical assistance. This study employed a quasi-experimental, repeated measured design to evaluate the role of technical assistance provided through Safe School Certification model
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Distal supports, capabilities, and growth-focused recovery: A comparison of Housing First and the staircase continuum of care Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Ronni Michelle Greenwood, Branagh R. O'Shaughnessy, Rachel M. Manning, Niamh Hogan, Maria J. Vargas-Moniz, Jose Ornelas
Adults who have substantial histories of homelessness and complex support needs may feel ambivalent about integrating into their communities and find it difficult to do so. Being familiar to and recognized by others as a resident in a neighborhood or community are sources of “distal support” that provide individuals with feelings of belonging to their community and are important to recovery from homelessness
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Youth sociopolitical development: A conceptual framework by racial and gender minoritized youth organizers Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Angie Malorni, Shae Dolan, Andrew Hong, Naima Joseph, Khalid Mohamed, Liana Moore, Linda Phan, Ireland Skoglund, Iris Too, Sidonie Wittman
Youth sociopolitical development (SPD) is a powerful protective and promotive factor for marginalized adolescents' social, emotional, physical, and academic well-being. Despite having unique insight and experiential knowledge about SPD processes, youth have been excluded from conceptual framework and model development. As part of a Youth Participatory Action Research project, 11 adolescents (ages 14–19)
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Cultural humility development in adults serving as mentors for youth: A qualitative evidence synthesis Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Amy J. Anderson, Kristian V. Jones, David L. DuBois, Fatmanur Çifci, Zara Teger
This qualitative review synthesizes evidence regarding how cultural humility (i.e., critical self-reflection, challenging inequity) may be influenced by the experience of serving as a mentor in a youth program. A systematic search identified 35 qualitative studies with findings that address this question. Thematic synthesis of extracted data identified the following six themes, all but one of which
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Statement on the effects of law enforcement in school settings Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Charles Tocci, Sara T. Stacy, Rachel Siegal, Jennifer Renick, Jamie LoCurto, Davielle Lakind, Jennifer Gruber, Benjamin W. Fisher
School-based law enforcement (SBLE) have become increasingly common in U.S. schools over recent decades despite the controversy surrounding their presence and lack of consensus around their associated benefits and harms. Drawing on the history and evidence base regarding SBLE, we advocate for an end to SBLE programs. Grounding our argument in principles of Community Psychology and positive youth development
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Civic engagement training at a school for youth with a history of dropping out Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Fabricio E. Balcazar, Marlen Garcia, Sheila Venson
Community psychologists have made significant contributions to the study of civic engagement, yet scarce studies have examined the impact of civic engagement training among youth with a history of dropping out. We describe an effort to promote civic education and action through a curriculum implemented at an alternative school that focuses on (a) developing awareness of the importance of engaging in
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Sembrando Semillas, sowing seeds: Reflections on Latinx representations in US community psychology's AJCP Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Jesica Siham Fernández, Ireri Bernal, Bianca L. Guzmán
Latinx have contributed to the foundation and formation of the United States, and as this demographic increases, overlooking their unique experiences and lived conditions can limit community psychology's potential to better support them in their wellbeing. Thus, in alignment with the call for a virtual special issue highlighting critical themes in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP)
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How mutual aid proliferation developed solidarity and sense of collective responsibility in the early months of COVID-19 Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Kimberly Bender, Kate Saavedra, Tara Milligan, Danielle Maude Littman, Trish Becker-Hafnor, Annie Zean Dunbar, Madi Boyett, Brendon Holloway, Karaya Morris
Although mutual aid organizing is a social movement practice long sustained by queer/trans people, immigrants, people of color, and disability communities, among other communities pushed to the margins of society, with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent government failures in addressing unmet needs, mutual aid proliferated into new (and more socially privileged) communities in the
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Place type or place function: What matters for place attachment? Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Renee Zahnow
Place attachment at neighborhood places can facilitate social ties and community belonging, reduce social isolation and improve physical and mental health outcomes. Research highlights the benefits of place attachment at traditional third places such as cafes and parks but is yet to examine place attachment across a broader suite of highly frequented neighborhood places. Drawing on survey data from
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Looking back, moving forward: 50 years of the American Journal of Community Psychology Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Nicole E. Allen, Allyson M. Blackburn
The American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP) was founded in 1973 and has since its inception has been the flagship journal for the Society of Community Research and Action. AJCP publishes leading scholarship in community psychology and social action research. This special issue celebrates the 50 years of scholarship in AJCP by curating and assembling previously published articles in virtual
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Then and now: A 50-year retrospective thematic analysis of Society for Community Research and Action presidential addresses Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Christopher D. Nettles, Michèle M. Schlehofer, Sara L. Buckingham, Craig (Kwesi) Brookins, Yvette G. Flores, Amber E. Kelly
The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) is the primary professional home for community psychologists in the United States and increasingly around the world. Since the formation of the American Psychological Association Division 27: Community Psychology in 1966, now SCRA, 54 people have served in the Presidential role. Presidential leaders' annual addresses both reflect the current state
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Being fractal: Embodying antiracism values in course-based participatory action research Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Julia Dancis
In the winter and spring of 2021, I—a White, female, graduate student—taught a six-month course surrounding the theme: Disrupting Systemic Racism at our University Through Action Research. I was challenged to lead a meaningful course in a two-dimensional virtual space, amidst rising death tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rhythmic beat of calls for racial justice pulsing through our Zoom class
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Ecopsychosocial accompaniment: Cocreating with humility Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Mary Watkins
When Seymour Sarason, the founder of American community psychology, looked back on his life and work, he singled out the importance of personal humility and of developing collaborative learning relationships. He worried that humility was too lacking in psychology. To cultivate humility, we need to engage in an ongoing practice of critical self- and group-examination that enables us to understand more
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Self-help/mutual aid groups for health and psychosocial problems: Key features and their perspectives in the 21st century Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Sotiris Lainas
In this virtual special issue, a set of 26 papers previously published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP), focused on self-help/mutual aid groups (SH/MAGs), are being curated given their significant impact in this domain. SH/MAGs constitute an important component of the community psychology's proposal to address various psychosocial and health problems. The American Journal of Community
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Examining citizenship regimes in Assam through a structural and cultural violence lens Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Urmitapa Dutta, Abdul Kalam Azad, Najifa Tanjeem
In this paper, we examine citizenship crisis in the Northeast Indian state of Assam through the lenses of structural and cultural violence. In 2019, close to two million people in Assam were disenfranchised by updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The vast majority of those disenfranchised are Miya people who have been subjected to legacies of persecution and violence since the early 19th
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Contributions, missed opportunities, and future directions: A critical reflection on global climate change and environmental sustainability in AJCP over five decades Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Livia D. Dittmer, Kai Reimer-Watts, Jennifer Dobai, Manuel Riemer
In this contribution to the 50th Anniversary Special Issue, the authors consider how global climate change and environmental sustainability have been addressed in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP) over the last five decades. As we are increasingly exceeding critical planetary boundaries (global climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, etc.) with disastrous impacts on human
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The mediating roles of optimism, loneliness, and psychological distress in the association between a sense of community and meaning in life among older adults Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Maya Kagan, Ester Zychlinski, Lee Greenblatt-Kimron
A sense of community is known to be a protective factor for the well-being of older adults and meaning in life associated with positive mental outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a need to expand the knowledge of the role of a sense of community in meaning in life, particularly among older adults. Intending to broaden the empirical understanding from this perspective, the current study examined the mediating
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Social networks and violence victimization and perpetration among youth: A longitudinal analysis Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Natira Mullet, Emily A. Waterman, Katie M. Edwards, Victoria Banyard, Thomas W. Valente
Interpersonal violence (IV) is a serious concern for adolescents in the United States that has devastating impacts for individuals and communities. Given the increased importance placed on friendships during adolescence, the purpose of the current study was to examine the extent to which IV experiences cluster within youths' friendship networks. Participants were students (N = 1303) in grades 7th to
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On working with poison: Reflections on painful empowerment in queer faculty-student participatory action research Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Lauren F. Lichty, Jessica Belmont
Human sexuality textbooks, like most social and health sciences products, are notoriously limited in their inclusion of queer, trans, and intersex people. While well-intentioned faculty (like the first author) do their best to address these limitations, sometimes it isn't enough. Sometimes our texts, and we, cause harm. This paper describes two phases of a participatory action research (PAR) project
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Processes for culturally adapting behavioral health interventions for people with refugee backgrounds: A scoping review Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Jennifer S. McCleary, Tonya L. Horn
Academic literature supports cultural adaptation (CA) of evidence-informed interventions to increase accessibility and effectiveness of behavioral health treatment to meet the needs of a culturally diverse society. While several meta-analyses have shown positive outcomes of CA mental health interventions, there is a need for more information about how theoretical CA models have been applied in practice
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Examining narratives around adverse childhood experiences and social determinants of health in media coverage of substance use in two mid-western cities Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Sarah Treves-Kagan, Katrina Kennedy, Makala Carrington
Local media narratives play an important role in how people interpret and propose solutions for health issues in their community. This research characterized narratives about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and/or social determinants of health (SDOH) in media coverage of substance use. Scans covered articles published in the Detroit Free Press and the Cincinnati Enquirer from March 1, 2019 to
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Disability rights and empowerment: Reflections on AJCP research and a call to action Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Fabricio Balcazar, Delphine Labbe, Katherine E. McDonald, Christopher Keys, Tina Taylor-Ritzler, Sarah M. Anderson, Joy Agner
People living with physical, sensory, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities experience complex social, environmental, political, and cultural challenges along with stigma and marginalization in education, employment, and community life. These multiple and complex barriers often hinder their full and effective participation in society. In this reflection, we curated articles on physical, sensory
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Structural barriers explain the link between negative community re-entry experiences and motives for illegal behavior in street-identified Black men and women Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Nadia Bounoua, Naomi Sadeh, Yasser A. Payne, Brooklynn K. Hitchens
This study examines how the re-entry process is related to structural barriers in the community and to motives for engaging in illegal behavior—two key risk factors for recidivism. We analyzed survey data collected on perceptions of community re-entry, employment opportunities, neighborhood violence, and illegal behavior motives from 379 formerly incarcerated and street-identified Black-American community
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Associations between land bank ownership and stewardship of vacant properties and crime, violence, and youth victimization in Flint, MI Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Gregory Bushman, Michelle C. Kondo, Laney A. Rupp, Bernadette C. Hohl, Catherine H. Gong, Marc A. Zimmerman
Land banks across the United States are managing expanding vacant property inventories. By maintaining vacant properties and engaging residents in the process, land banks facilitate processes integral to building safe neighborhoods and may play a role in violence prevention. Using generalized additive mixed model regression, adjusted for spatial and temporal dependencies, we examined whether land bank
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Reducing Indigenous suicide: Recognizing vital land and food systems for livelihoods Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Emma Elliott, Megan Bang
Colonial trauma poses a significant risk to the physical, intellectual, and mental health of Indigenous youth and young adults. Education and mental health scholars are increasingly concerned about the emotional wellbeing of young people, particularly as rates of suicide have increased across the United States. With interest in identifying the unique contextual dynamics involved in understanding Indigenous
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Narrative change for health equity in grassroots community organizing: A study of initiatives in Michigan and Ohio Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Krista A. Haapanen, Brian D. Christens, Paul W. Speer, Hannah E. Freeman
To achieve health equity, there is a need to act on the social determinants of health. This reality is now understood more widely, and in greater detail, than ever. Amid this movement toward health equity, there has been a natural gravitation to community organizing, which has long worked to produce more equitable systems and policies. Community organizing builds power through cycles of listening,
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Striving for safety, impact, and equity: A critical consideration of AJCP publications on formal youth mentoring programs Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Matthew A. Hagler, Kristian V. Jones, Amy J. Anderson, Samuel D. McQuillin, Lindsey M. Weiler, Bernadette Sánchez
In this virtual special issue (VSI) we curate and reflect upon 22 articles on formal youth mentoring previously published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP). First, we provide historical context and highlight AJCP's 2002 special issue on mentoring, which played an important role in establishing youth mentoring as a vibrant area of research. Next, we review and discuss findings from
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From parts to whole: Embracing systems science in community psychology Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Jennifer A. Lawlor, Kyle R. Metta
With our field's strong focus on context for understanding and acting on social problems, community psychologists have frequently elevated the importance of employing systems thinking and methods that help us to understand systems more effectively. As a result, community psychologists have adopted some methods from the interdisciplinary field of systems science. In this virtual special issue, we will
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Mixed methods in community psychology: A values-forward synthesis Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Shabnam Javdani, Sadie E. Larsen, Nicole E. Allen, Allyson M. Blackburn, Breana Griffin, Agnes Rieger
Mixed methods research (MMR) combines multiple traditions, methods, and worldviews to enrich research design and interpretation of data. In this virtual special issue, we highlight the use of MMR within the field of community psychology. The first MMR studies appeared in flagship community psychology journals over 30 years ago (in 1991). To explore the uses of MMR in the field, we first review existing
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Race matters in addressing homelessness: A scoping review and call for critical research Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Molly K. Richard
Structural racism contributes to homelessness in the United States, as evidenced by the stark racial disparities in who experiences it. This paper reviews research at the intersections of race and homelessness to advance efforts to understand and address racial inequities. Part 1 offers a synthesis of homelessness research from the 1980s to 2015, where several scholars examined the role of race and
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Erratum to “Relationship of perceived neighborhood danger with depression and PTSD among veterans: The moderating role of social support and neighborhood cohesion” Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-28
Galovski, T. E., Rossi, F. S., Fox, A. B., Vogt, D., Duke, C. C., & Nillni, Y. I. (2023). Relationship of perceived neighborhood danger with depression and PTSD among veterans: The moderating role of social support and neighborhood cohesion. American Journal of Community Psychology, 71, 395–409. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12655 The authors discovered that the independent contracted survey vendor
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Contextualizing black emerging adults' perceptions of neighborhood quality Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Kayla J. Fike, Jacqueline S. Mattis
The ways in which Black emerging adults perceive and evaluate their neighborhoods may be impacted by a host of social and political factors that interplay with their social identities, the social identities of other urban residents, and their time in the area. Early literature on Black emerging adults' perceived neighborhood quality (PNQ) tended to make comparisons to White people and to focus disproportionately
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Project DREAM: Iterative development of an afterschool program with an emphasis on youth–adult relationships Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Noelle M. Hurd, Janelle Billingsley
The current manuscript describes the iterative development of an afterschool intervention aimed at fostering supportive relationships between adolescents and adults from their everyday lives. Project DREAM (Developing Resourcefulness, Engagement, Acceptance, and Mentoring) is a novel afterschool preventive intervention aimed at promoting youths' improved academic outcomes via gains in social and emotional
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“Upheaval”: Unpacking the dynamic balance between place attachment and social capital in disaster recovery Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Sherri Brokopp Binder, Charlene K. Baker, Liesel A. Ritchie, John P. Barile, Alex Greer
A growing body of literature demonstrates that both place attachment and social capital play considerable, and likely interdependent, roles in disaster recovery. This paper contributes to our understanding of these constructs by presenting findings from a longitudinal, mixed-methods study of communities impacted by a home buyout program implemented in New York after Hurricane Sandy (N = 111). Results
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Social isolation and loneliness in family caregivers of people with severe mental illness: A scoping review Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Ziyao Guan, Abner Weng Cheong Poon, Anthony Zwi
Family caregivers of people with severe mental illness (SMI) have been increasingly observed to experience social isolation and/or loneliness (SI/L) which are risk factors for ill health. This scoping review aimed to map existing evidence and identify knowledge gaps in studies on SI/L in this population using the Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Parallel searches (2011–2021) conducted in 10 databases
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The global development of community psychology as reflected in the American Journal of Community Psychology Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Douglas D. Perkins, Christopher C. Sonn, Michela Lenzi, Qingwen Xu, Ronelle Carolissen, Nelson Portillo, Irma Serrano-García
This commentary presents a virtual special issue on the global growth of community psychology (CP), particularly, but not exclusively, as reflected in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP). CP exists in at least 50 countries all over the world, in many of those for over 25 years. Yet, aside from several early Israeli articles, AJCP rarely published work from or about countries outside
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Seeking utopia: Psychologies' waves toward decoloniality Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Daniel Rodriguez Ramirez, Regina D. Langhout
This paper provides a review of empirical studies published with a decolonial epistemic approach in psychology. Our goal was to better understand how decolonial approaches are being practiced empirically in psychology, with an emphasis on community-social psychology. We first discuss the context of colonization and coloniality in the research process as orienting information. We identified 17 peer-reviewed
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“It Was Broken Here Before”: Present day impact of historical trauma in telemental health services in a rural and remote Aleutian Islands Community Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Alicia F. Marvin, Sharnel Vale, Seth Green, Mark V. Holman
Telemental health technology is a feasible tool for providing behavioral healthcare in rural areas. However, there is scant literature about implementing this technology within Indigenous populations. The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association is an urban-based Tribal Health Organization in Alaska tasked with providing behavioral health services to remote Unangax̂ communities. To expand telemental health
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A Black feminist youth participatory action research photovoice exploration of Black girls and college women Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Ashley N. Payne
Utilizing a Black and Hip Hop feminist and Black girlhood studies theoretical lens, the purpose of this study is to explore how Black girls (14–17) and women (19–22), who are in a youth participatory action research (YPAR) mentoring program, BlackGirlsResearch (pseudonym) express their gendered racial identities and gendered racial experiences through their participation in a YPAR photovoice program
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Indirect effect of race-related stress on traumatic stress and depression symptoms via subjective social status in a Black community sample Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Caterina Obenauf, Yara Mekawi, Emma C. Lathan, Cecilia A. Hinojosa, Joel G. Thomas, Jennifer S. Stevens, Abigail Powers, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Sierra Carter
Experiencing racism is linked to lower subjective social status (SSS), defined as one's perception of their position in society. SSS is influenced by power, prestige, and objective socioeconomic status (SES). Previous findings suggest that race-related stress may be related to adverse mental health outcomes through SSS in Black Americans, a population that has been deeply affected by continuing legacies
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On the relationship between green space and civic engagement: The roles of well-being, outgroup trust, and activity level Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Henry Kin Shing Ng, Sin Yau Chow
Much research has been devoted to the positive effect of green space on prosociality, but little is known about its impact on civic engagement. It is also unclear how the effect takes place. This research fills the voids by regressing 2440 US citizen's civic engagement on the vegetation density and park area in their neighborhoods. It further examines if the effect is due to changes in well-being,
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Patterns of alcohol use among middle school students in rural communities: Associations with community violence exposure Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Courtney B. Dunn, Albert D. Farrell
Stress-coping theory posits that exposure to stressors, such as community violence, increases risk for early alcohol initiation. The current study identified patterns of alcohol use in an ethnically diverse sample of early adolescents in rural communities, and examined relations between different forms of exposure to community violence and severity of adolescents' alcohol use patterns. Participants
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Differential resilience effects of everyday political engagement against heterosexist victimization among sexual minority youth: The importance of identity-based action Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Randolph C. H. Chan, Janice Sin Yu Leung
Everyday forms of political engagement, such as civic participation and collective action, have been recognized as a crucial factor for positive youth development, but less is known about their resilience effects on youth from marginalized populations, especially in less democratic societies. The present study investigated experiences of everyday political engagement among sexual minority youth in
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Lessons learned from local vacant land management organizations for engaging youth in greening Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Leigh Rauk, Laney Rupp, Bernadette C. Hohl, Michelle C. Kondo, Lexie Ornelas, Patrick M. Carter, Marc A. Zimmerman
Youth living in areas with high concentrations of vacant properties may be at particular risk for poor health outcomes given the associations between deteriorated vacant properties, poor mental health, and community violence. Vacant lot greening has emerged as a key strategy to mitigate the harms of deteriorated properties. Youth engagement in greening has documented benefits for youth, yet few organizations
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Spotlighting racism in schools: Teacher mentors and the mediating effect of school safety Am. J. Community Psychol. (IF 4.019) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Anna Flitner, Samuel McQuillin, Mariah Kornbluh, Daria Thompson
Youth are more likely to succeed when they feel safe at school and have access to caring relationships with adults. Systemic racism interrupts access to these assets. Within schools, racially/ethnically minoritized youth encounter policies rooted in racism, leading to decreased perceptions of school safety. Having a teacher mentor may mitigate some of the harmful effects of systemic racism and discriminatory