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Black Students’ Mental Help-Seeking Processes During College Matriculation Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Paris J. Ball, Edward D. Scott, A’zure Latimer, Martinque Jones, Seanna Leath
The present study examined how Black students’ pre-college beliefs and perceptions of mental health services influenced their help-seeking behaviors, both within and beyond college counseling services. Using semi-structured interview data and consensual qualitative research methods (CQR), we examined the experiences of 48 Black college women and men (ages 18–22) sampled from two universities. We identified
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Spiritual Surrender: Initial Appraisals of Cancer Diagnoses in Black Christian Women Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall, Grace E. Lee, Jason McMartin, Alexis Abernethy, Laura Shannonhouse, Crystal L. Park, Jamie Aten, Kelly Kapic, Eric J. Silverman
The meaning-making model proposes that distress results from discrepancies between one’s global meaning system and one’s situational appraisals of negative life events. This model suggests a preventative function for religion when religious global beliefs inform situational appraisals in ways that minimize distress. Using consensual qualitative research, we evaluated the initial reactions to a cancer
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Life Stressors and Mental Well-Being: Experiences of African American Women Navigating Perinatal Loss and Pregnancy Subsequent to Loss Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jeri M. Antilla, Teresa S. Johnson
Historically, African American women have faced racial disparities in perinatal and neonatal mortality rates. There is limited research on the sustained stress and amplified emotional and psychological strain that African American women undergo during perinatal loss. Studies are even scarcer concerning the heightened emotional and psychological difficulties during pregnancies subsequent to loss. Semi-structured
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“Just Trying to Make it Through”: Understanding Transitions Into Motherhood Among Young Black Women Amidst Trauma, Racism, and Structural Oppression Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Kirby L. Wycoff, Alexis S. Dunbar, Jeanne Felter, Gareth Bohn, Felicia Foleno, Jessica Wilson, Joy Miller
This study used Critical Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis to explore the lived experiences and phenomena of motherhood of five young Black women in Pennsylvania as they transition into motherhood. The core themes that emerged included systemic inequities, kinship, survival, and apprehension around the transition to motherhood. Additional analysis suggested that racism, structural oppression,
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Into and Through the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Impact of Colorism on the Criminalization of Black Girls Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 D. R. Gina Sissoko, Sydney Baker, Emily Haney Caron
Colorism is a social construct privileging lighter-skinned people of color with proximity to European features over their darker-skinned counterparts. Despite the significant role in the lives of B...
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Black Women’s Sexual Assertiveness and Satisfaction: The Role of the Superwoman Schema Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Tiani R. Perkins, Desiree Aleibar, Seanna Leath, Jami C. Pittman
Although extant research highlights the detrimental effects of the Superwoman Schema (SWS) on Black women’s physical and psychological well-being, researchers have yet to examine the implications o...
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Stay out of the Sun: Exploring African American College Women’s Thoughts on the Dynamics Between Colorism and Sun-related Behavior Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Hsin-Yu Chen, Nina G. Jablonski
Colorism—systematic intragroup discrimination based on skin color—uniquely affects African American women. Using a sequential mixed methods design, this study explored perceptions of colorism and s...
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Suicide Rates Among 5–29-Year-Old African Americans, 1990–2018 Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Lawford L. Goddard
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death across all ages in the USA, and the 2nd leading cause for ages 10–34. The rate of suicide for ages 10–34 has been increasing from 1999 to 2017 for males a...
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Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Meta-synthesis Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Janise S. Parker, Lee Purvis, Breiana Williams
We conducted a meta-synthesis to understand how religious/spiritual struggles are linked to Black adolescents’ and emerging adults’ mental health, considering their various socio-demographic identi...
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It’s More Than Skin-Deep: Gendered Racial Microaggressions, Skin Tone Satisfaction, and Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Black Women Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 D. R. Gina Sissoko, Jioni A. Lewis, Kevin L. Nadal
This study examined the moderating effects of skin tone and skin tone satisfaction on the relations between gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms (N = 237) among self-ident...
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A Theoretical Model for the Practice of Psychotherapy with Black Populations Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Anna Mitchell Jackson
This article reviews selected psychotherapy and personality models advanced by Black theoreticians and proposes a scheme developed by the author for the incorporation of African and African-America...
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Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing: The Issue of Testing Bias from the Perspective of School Psychology and Psychometrics Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 LaMonte G. Wyche, Melvin R. Novick
This article examines the various ways in which the problem of testing bias in the context of some contemporary educational, legal, and societal developments can and cannot be addressed by developm...
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IQ and the Courts: Larry P. vs Wilson Riles and PASE vs Hannon Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Asa G. Hilliard, III
This paper presents a brief history and a comparative analysis of two recent major Federal court cases on standardized IQ testing and Black children. It includes a discussion of some major implicat...
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An Empirical and Theoretical Review of Articles in the Journal of Black Psychology: 1974–1980 Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Robert E. Steele, Sherry E. Davis
This study reviews the empirical and theoretical articles published in The Journal of Black Psychology from 1974–1980. A standard coding form consisting of 28 variables was developed and pretested....
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Stability and Change in Self-Perception and Achievement among Black Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Bruce R. Hare
This study of self-perception and achievement among Black adolescents surveyed 248 thirteen- and fourteen-year-old eighth graders in 1980 who were previously surveyed as ten-and eleven-year-old fif...
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Attributional Style and Its Relationship to Self-Esteem and Academic Performance in Black Students Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Faye Z. Belgrave, Reginald S. Johnson, Carole Carey
The types of casual attributions made regarding successful and unsuccessful life events are related to a number of variables including depression and self-esteem. High self-esteem individuals tend ...
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‘It Just Feels Like an Invasion’: Black First-Episode Psychosis Patients’ Experiences With Coercive Intervention and Its Influence on Help-Seeking Behaviours Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-10-24 Sommer Knight, G. Eric Jarvis, Andrew G. Ryder, Myrna Lashley, Cecile Rousseau
Studies from the United States and United Kingdom show that Black patients are disproportionately diagnosed with psychosis and receive excess coercive medical intervention. There has been little di...
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A Qualitative Exploration of Stressors: Voices of African American Women who have Experienced Each Type of Fetal/Infant Loss: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Mortality Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Na’Tasha M. Evans, Yu-Lin Hsu, Cedric Mubikayi Kabasele, Chelsey Kirkland, Davida Pantuso, Siobhan Hicks
Historically, African American women have experienced racial disparities in miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality rates. Yet, little attention has been given to stressors that African Ameri...
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Home Based Racialized Messages Transmitted to African American Students Transitioning to Predominantly White Institutions Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Sherrell H. House, Deborah J. Johnson
This study focused on the cultural differences faced by African American students transitioning to a predominantly White institution and the protective factors that aided them with these transition...
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Attachment Neuroscience and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Nonviolence Philosophy: Implications for the 21st Century and Beyond Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Dorneshia L. Thomas, George S. Stavros, Steven J. Sandage, Linda Berg-Cross, Edwin J. Nichols
This article focuses on the psychology of principled nonviolent activism, specifically ideas associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence and how they are compatible with att...
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“They Need to Hear Our Voices”: A Multidimensional Framework of Black College Women’s Sociopolitical Development and Activism Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Seanna Leath, Paris Ball, Lauren Mims, Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Taina Quiles
Black women have played an integral role in Black liberation struggles. Yet there is little psychological scholarship on Black women’s contribution to social justice movements, particularly beyond ...
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Black Love, Activism, and Community (BLAC): The BLAC Model of Healing and Resilience Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Erlanger A. Turner, Shelly P. Harrell, Thema Bryant-Davis
The purpose of this article is to describe the Black Love, Activism, and Community (BLAC) model of healing and resilience. The assumption of the BLAC model is that Black activism is inspired and su...
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Behind Black Women’s Passion: An Examination of Activism Among Black Women in America Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Brianna Z. Ross, William DeShields, Christopher Edwards, Jonathan N. Livingston
Black women in America have consistently been at the forefront of almost every civil, political, and cultural activist movement. Within the past two decades, Black women have created movements such...
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Black Lives Matter and Nigrescence Theory: When Police Violence Triggers an Encounter Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 William E. Cross, Helen A. Neville, Crystal L. Austin, Jessica S. Reinhardt
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a social movement. The video recording of the death of George Floyd represented a collective Encounter that spread across the United States and the globe via various soc...
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Experiences of Black Men: Forms of Masculinity and Effects on Psychological Help-Seeking Variables Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 LaJae M. Coleman-Kirumba, Marilyn A. Cornish, Aleah J. Horton, Jordan C. Alvarez
Black adults in the United States seek mental healthcare at a lesser rate than White adults, attributed in part to the stigma of seeking psychological help. Black men in need of mental health care ...
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The Strong Black Woman Concept: Associated Demographic Characteristics and Perceived Stress Among Black Women Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Lisa F. Platt, Sandy C. Fanning
Being a “Strong Black Woman” (SBW) is a frequent cultural demand for Black Women. The physical and emotional disadvantages of this persistent racial gender role expectation are notable. The purpose...
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Half-Connecting Theory: Developing African Psychology Theory in a “Radical Beginnings” Direction Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Marcus D. Watson
In existential philosophy, “radical beginnings” refers to the task of uncovering the earliest, constitutive moments of a phenomenon’s existence. In this article, the author develops African psychol...
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Ethical Standards of Black Psychologists: Revised 2021 Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 The Association of Black Psychologists
The purpose of this document is to detail an updated version of the Ethical Standards of Black Psychologists.
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Black Racial Identity, Perceived Support, and Mental Health Within Dyadic Relationships Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-04-03 Sultan A. Hubbard, Brian Lakey, Shawn C. T. Jones, Jamie L. Cage
Black racial identity (BRI), particularly centrality and private regard, have been linked to mental health and are often theorized to reflect trait-like and situational influences. We estimated the strength of trait and dyadic relationships (a type of situation) for BRI and its links to subclinical anxiety and depression. Black university students (N = 110) rated their BRI, mental health, and perceived
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Conceptualizations of Effective Parenting: Perspectives of Religious Counselors in Ghana Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Annabella Osei-Tutu, Faye Z. Belgrave, Vivian Afi Dzokoto
Limited research on effective parenting and optimal child outcomes within an African, specifically Ghanaian context exists. This study examined conceptions of effective parenting from the perspective of religious counselors who are often sought by parents for parenting advice. Two research questions were addressed: (1) how do religious counselors conceptualize effective parenting; and (2) to what extent
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Growing but Not Grown: Adolescent Black Girls’ Reasoning About a Hypothetical and Challenging Social Situation Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Rebekah Pollock, Taylor McGee, Johari Harris, Moriah Kearney, Katherine McPhee, Faith Zabek, Joel Meyers, Ann Cale Kruger
In this study, we take a situationally specific approach to understanding how Black girls perceive, process, and respond to a hypothetical social situation. Through this, we aim to contribute to developmental inquiry that resists deficit thinking by foregrounding the voices of Black girls. The current study took place within the participatory culture-specific intervention model and included 22 early
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Racial Microaggressions and African American Undergraduates’ Academic Experiences: Preparation for Bias Messages as a Protective Resource Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-03-13 Taylor McGee, Ann Cale Kruger
Using a sample of 108 African American undergraduates at a minority serving institution, this quantitative study investigated the relationships among aspects of parental racial socialization messages, on-campus racial microaggressions, and academic outcomes. The analysis indicated a negative relationship between academic inferiority microaggressions and school belonging. Results showed a positive intercorrelation
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Message From the Editor-in-Chief: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Beverly J. Vandiver
Last year was just as difficult as 2020, maybe even more so. We had already endured 10 months of a constricted life. To continue 12 months of the same if not more was mentally and physically challenging. It was also challenging for the Journal of Black Psychology—as people are at the heart of a journal—the readers, the reviewers, the authors, and editors. I want to thank all of those who have endured
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BMI and Disordered Eating in Black College Women: The Potential Mediating Role of Body Appreciation and Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Rachel L. Boutté, C. Blair Burnette, Suzanne E. Mazzeo
Multiple studies indicate Black American women have disproportionately higher rates of obesity compared with other groups in United States. Although body image is associated with obesity, this relation is understudied among Black women. The purpose of the current study was to (1) examine the relations among body appreciation, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating; (2) assess body appreciation
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Intersectional Activism Among Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning Young Adults: The Roles of Intragroup Marginalization, Identity, and Community Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Janae Shaheed, Shauna M. Cooper, Margarett McBride, Marketa Burnett
Research around the importance of activism for positive development has been primarily focused on a single identity, missing the ways in which race and sexual orientation intersect to influence the communities young adults advocate for. The current study assesses how Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) young adults’ experiences of discrimination, identity, and
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Lawyering While Black: Perceived Stress as a Mediator of Impostor Feelings, Race-Related Stress and Mental Health Among Black Attorneys Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-02-15 Kevin Cokley, Nolan Krueger, Ramya Garba, Marlon Bailey, Keoshia Harris, Shaina Hall, Carly Coleman, Jennifer Archer
Attorneys suffer from high rates of stress and mental health problems, and Black attorneys, who make up only five percent of all attorneys in the United States, are especially vulnerable due to underrepresentation and experiences of bias. The present study examined perceived stress as a mediator of the impostor phenomenon, race-related stress, and mental health among a sample of 142 Black attorneys
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In This Together? Exploring Moderating and Mediating Effects of Shared Racal Fate on the Predictive Role of Racial Socialization and Discrimination on Black Activism Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2022-02-13 Alex A. Ajayi, Tabitha Grier-Reed, James Houseworth
This study examined the predictive role of reported racial socialization (i.e., preparation for bias and promotion of mistrust), racial discrimination, and shared racial fate on sociopolitical activism in a sample of 353 Black Americans. In addition, we examined the moderating and mediating role of shared racial fate as a variable by which the other contextual factors predict sociopolitical activism
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Racial Regard and Physical Health Among Low-Income Black Caregivers of Children With and Without Asthma Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-12-26 Rachel L. Holder, Marcia A. Winter, Jessica Greenlee, Akea Robinson, Katherine W. Dempster, Robin S. Everhart
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between child health, parent racial regard, and parent physical health in 87 African American and Black parents/caregivers of children with and without asthma from a low-income, under-resourced urban area. Participants completed the Private and Public Regard subscales of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) and 12-item Short
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Race-Based Stress Reactions and Recovery: Pilot Testing a Racial Trauma Meditation Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-09-25 Candice Hargons, Natalie J. Malone, Chesmore S. Montique, Jardin Dogan, Jennifer Stuck, Carolyn Meiller, Queen-Ayanna Sullivan, Anyoliny Sanchez, Carrie Bohmer, Rena M. G. Curvey, Kenneth M. Tyler, Danelle Stevens-Watkins
Twenty-six Black collegians were exposed to a vicarious racial harassment stimulus (VRHS) then randomized into a Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma condition or a silence control condition. Heart rate (HR) was recorded throughout the experiment. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted to elicit participants’ appraisal of the VRHS and meditation. Using a Qual:Quan mixed methods
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“AmeriKenyan”: Lived Acculturation and Ethnic Identification of Kenyan Natives During Their Youth Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Jana R. Onwong’a, Christopher D. Slaten, Shannon McClain
This qualitative study investigated the immigration, acculturation process, and ethnic identity experiences of six Kenyan emerging adults who immigrated to the United States during their adolescent years. Themes emerged from the data to describe their (a) immigration experience, (b) acculturation process into an individualistic culture with more of a Western worldview, (c) ethnic and racial identity
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Book Review of Invisible Visits: Black Middle-Class Women in the American Healthcare System Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-30 Genéa K. Stewart
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“Our Family’s Path:” Couples’ Perspectives on the Developmental Trajectories of Families in Urban Southern Angola Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-14 Tchilissila Alicerces Simões, Isabel Marques Alberto
The aim of the present study was to explore and to understand how 36 urban Southern Angolan couples perceived their family’s development across the lifetime. The study sought to compare those results with three systemic approaches of family development, two Western and another indigenous. Through semi-structured interviews, the existence of two trajectories of family life, with similar life events
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Social Support as a Mediator of the Personality-Physical Functioning Relationship in a National Sample of African Americans: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-13 Eddie M. Clark, Lijing Ma, Beverly R. Williams, Crystal L. Park, Cheryl L. Knott, Emily K. Schulz, Debarchana Ghosh
The present study investigates whether social support mediates the relationship between personality traits and physical functioning among African Americans over 2.5 years. Data were collected from a national probability sample of African American adults (analytic sample N = 312). Telephone surveys included measures of the five-factor model personality traits, social support, and physical functioning
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Book Review: Black Psychology for Students: Lessons in the African Mind Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 DeReef F. Jamison
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Depression and Suicide Ideation: The Role of Self-Acceptance for Black Young Adults Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-10 Jasmin R. Brooks, Ijeoma J. Madubata, Rebecca D. Jewell, David A. Ortiz, Rheeda L. Walker
Suicide is a leading cause of death for Black young adults. Though depression is commonly linked to increased risk for suicide, empirical literature examining the depression–suicide association and intrinsic buffers for this association remains limited among Black young adults. This study sought to address this gap in the literature by examining the relationship between depression and suicide ideation
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Living in Between: A Grounded Theory Study of Depression Among Middle-Class Black Women Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-09 Quenette L. Walton
Empirical evidence consistently has linked the identification and treatment of depression among low-income Black women. Research on depression and Black women also suggests Black women are a monolithic group who experience depression similarly. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a deeper understanding of how the identity of middle-class Black women may shape their experiences with depression
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Black Psychology and Whiteness: Toward a Conceptual Model of Black Trauma through the Prism of Whiteness Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-04 Kenneth M. Tyler, Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Jennifer L. Burris, Sycarah D. Fisher, Candice N. Hargons
The main objective of this article is to introduce and examine whiteness as a source of trauma for Black people. We explore Black psychology scholarship to conceptually ground whiteness as the impetus for racism, while identifying it as an interpersonal, psychosocial, and contextual phenomenon that informs the race-based traumatic experiences of Black people. The primary factors constituting whiteness
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Black College Students’ Ethnic Identity and Academic Achievement: Examining Mental Health and Racial Discrimination as Moderators Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-01 Eryn N. DeLaney, Chelsea D. Williams, Shawn C. T. Jones, Nicole A. Corley, Fantasy T. Lozada, Chloe J. Walker, The Spit for Science Working Group, Danielle M. Dick
The purpose of the current study was to test the role that components of ethnic identity (i.e., exploration and resolution) play in academic achievement, and to examine mental health, racial discrimination, and gender as moderators of these associations among Black college students. Participants included 341 college students who identified as a Black/African American female or male (M age = 18.4; SD
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Seeking Just Us: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Racism-Specific Support Among Black College Students Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-08-01 Christopher K. Marshburn, Belinda Campos
Social support is theorized to protect health against the negative effects of stress. However, findings are mixed regarding whether social support protects Black people’s psychological well-being against racism. The current mixed methods study examined racism-specific support (RSS)—social support in response to racism—in same- (Black/Black) and cross-race (Black/non-Black) friendships. We investigated
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Black Beauty: Womanist Consciousness as a Protective Factor in Black Women’s Body Image Satisfaction Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-29 Speshál Walker Gautier
Black American women are exposed to mainstream beauty standards, which may have implications for body image satisfaction. Given that beauty standards are often based on idealized depictions of White women’s physical features, scholars have called for body image research that extends beyond body type/weight (e.g., skin tone/hair) to better examine the experiences of Black women. In examining body image
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Cultural and Universal Parenting, Ethnic Identity, and Internalizing Symptoms Among African American Adolescents Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Lydia HaRim Ahn, Angel S. Dunbar, Erica E. Coates, Mia A. Smith-Bynum
The present study tested a path analytic model that addressed two questions regarding the connection between one aspect of racial socialization (cultural pride reinforcement), communication between mothers and their adolescent children, adolescent ethnic identity, and mental health. First, we tested whether quality of communication moderated the relationship between cultural pride reinforcement and
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Promoting African American Activism: Experiences of Racism-Related Stress and Spirituality Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Tasha Prosper, George V. Gushue, Tina R. Lee
This study investigates how spirituality, psychological orientation to religion, and racism-related stress are associated with African American activism. Measures of Race-Related Stress, Quest Religious Orientation, Fundamentalism Religious Orientation, and Intrinsic Spirituality were used as exogenous variables. African American Activism was the endogenous variable. Results based on a sample of 148
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“The Talk” and Parenting While Black in America: Centering Race, Resistance, and Refuge Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-26 Leslie A. Anderson, Margaret O’Brien Caughy, Margaret T. Owen
“The Talk” refers to a specific type of racial socialization message that many Black parents have with their children about how to safely conduct themselves when interacting with police officers and other individuals in positions of power. With the recent increased exposure of racialized violence against Black people at the hands of police and vigilantes in the United States, many parents of young
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Investigating Race-related Stress, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress for Black Mental Health Therapists Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-20 E Mackenzie Shell, Daniel Teodorescu, Lauren D. Williams
The present study examines the relationships among burnout, secondary traumatic stress (STS), and race-related stress among a national sample of 250 Black mental health therapists (counselors, social workers, psychologists, and marriage and family therapists). We investigated the predictive nature of the three subscales (Individual Racism, Cultural Racism, and Institutional Racism) of the Index of
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Bibliometric Analysis of Suicide Research Among Black Youth Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-07-13 Rumbidzai Mushunje, Scott L. Graves, Jr.
Historically, Black youth have had lower rates of suicide attempts in comparison to their peers; however, in recent years this rate has changed, with self-reported suicide attempts for Black adolescents rising by 73%. The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of research on Black youth and suicide using bibliometric techniques. To conduct our analysis, we developed a search strategy
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Remixing the Script? Associations Between Black-Oriented Media Consumption and Black Women’s Heteropatriarchal Romantic Relationship Beliefs Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-06-15 Lanice R. Avery, Alexis G. Stanton, L. Monique Ward, Sarah L. Trinh, Morgan C. Jerald, Elizabeth R. Cole
Black-oriented media may offer Black women an opportunity to produce and consume empowering messages that challenge heteropatriarchal relationship beliefs, but they may also foster their endorsement. Drawn by this paradox, we surveyed 597 undergraduate and graduate Black women aged 18 to 30 years to examine exposure to Black-oriented media and their association with the acceptance of heteropatriarchal
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The Role of Coping in the Relationship Between Endorsement of the Strong Black Woman Schema and Depressive Symptoms Among Black Women Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-06-09 Martinque K. Jones, Tanisha G. Hill-Jarrett, Kyjeila Latimer, Akilah Reynolds, Nekya Garrett, Ivyonne Harris, Stephanie Joseph, Alexis Jones
The Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema has been consistently linked to negative mental health outcomes among Black women. However, few have begun to explicate the mechanisms by which the endorsement of the SBW schema may influence mental health outcomes. Accordingly, the current study examined coping styles (social support, disengagement, spirituality, and problem-oriented/engagement) as mediators in
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Starting the Conversation: Common Themes Typifying Expectant Unmarried Black Parents’ Discussions About Coparenting a First Child Together Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-05-28 Katherine McKay, Vikki T. Gaskin-Butler, Tara B. Little, Kyle DePalma, James P. McHale
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify recurring themes about impending coparenthood common among prenatal dyadic conversations shared between unmarried parents. Forty Black mothers and fathers expecting a first baby together met with a male-female mentor team for facilitated dialogues six times during the pregnancy, with sessions audiotaped and transcribed. Guided by basic elements
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Advancing African Psychology: An Exploration of African American College Students’ Definitions and Use of Spirit in Times of Stress Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-05-28 Maat E. L. Lewis, Adwoa Akhu, Carla D. Hunter
Although religion and spirituality are understood as multidimensional resources in times of stress, less is known about the culturally relevant concept of spirit in African psychology. Eighteen African American college students completed written open-ended questionnaires about how—in relation to religion and spirituality—they define and use spirit in response to stress. Qualitative constant comparison
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Sankofa: A Testimony of the Restorative Power of Black Activism in the Self-Care Practices of Black Activists Journal of Black Psychology (IF 2.608) Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Joniesha M. Hickson, Roddia J. Paul, Aneesha C. Perkins, Chiquanna R. Anderson, Delishia M. Pittman
The current study investigates the relationship between Black activism and self-care among five Black womxn scholar-activists. Through collaborative autoethnography, we demonstrate that one byproduct of our Black activism is a cultural-relevant form of self-care that works to buffer the psychological impacts of racism and other forms of oppression. Findings suggest that our pathway to Black activism