Sha’kema Blackmon

Biographic Data

ID135979
NAMESha’kema Blackmon
GIVEN NAMESSha’kema
FAMILY NAMEBlackmon
SIGNATUREBLACKMON S
AFFILIATIONSIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS188
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX6

  • The Relationship Between Black Women’s Gendered Racial Socialization, Self-Evaluation, and Subjective Well-Being

    Open AccessDanice L Brown, Kimberly J Langrehr et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2025Cited by: 1References: 51

    A multiculturally inclusive positive psychology must account for the intersectional experiences of Black women and culturally specific factors that may contribute to their well-being. With a sample of 331 self-identified Black women, the present study investigated the potential mediating role of self-efficacy and self-worth in the relationship between a type of gendered racial socialization messaging (i.e., gendered racial pride) and three indica…

  • Intersectional Perspectives of Black Women’s Mental Health: Strategies for Clinical Training

    Danice L Brown, Sha’kema Blackmon et al.ARTICLEWomen & Therapy2020Cited by: 2References: 22

    Drawing from Black Feminist scholarship, researchers highlight the importance of utilizing an intersectional approach in understanding Black women’s experiences. Multicultural and social justice oriented clinical training must discuss Black women’s gendered racial identity, the influence of gendered racial oppression, and the role of gendered racial socialization in Black women’s self-concept and mental health. Discussed herein are critical issue…

  • Ideology Matters: College Students’ Emotional Reactions to the Killing of Trayvon Martin

    Open AccessSha’kema Blackmon, Sha’kema M Blackmon et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2019Cited by: 2References: 53

    Building on previous theory and research, we explored the associations among race, intergroup ideologies and emotional reactions to the killing of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of George Zimmerman among 298 Black and White college students. We also examined the indirect effect of ethnocultural empathy on the links between race, intergroup ideologies, and emotional responding. Using latent class analysis, we identified three latent intergroup i…

  • Safer sexual practices among African American women: Intersectional socialisation and sexual assertiveness

    Danice L Brown, Sha’kema Blackmon et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2018

    Scholars have posited that childhood socialisation experiences may play a key role in influencing behaviours and attitudes that contribute to the acquisition of HIV. This study examined the links between past ethnic-racial and gender socialisation, sexual assertiveness and the safe sexual practices of African American college women utilising a cluster analytic approach. After identifying separate racial-gender and ethnic-gender socialisation prof…

  • Am I My Sister's Keeper? Linking Domestic Violence Attitudes to Black Racial Identity

    Open AccessSha’kema Blackmon, Sha’kema M Blackmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2017References: 42

    This exploratory online investigation sought to examine the links between African American college women's gender role attitudes, Black racial identity attitudes, and domestic violence attitudes toward African American women in heterosexual marital relationships where domestic violence occurs ( N = 192). Less sophisticated Black racial identity attitudes (i.e., pre-encounter and immersion-emersion) predicted greater self-reports of justifying dom…

  • Initial Development of a Gendered-Racial Socialization Scale for African American College Women

    Open AccessDanice L Brown, Sha’kema Blackmon et al.ARTICLESex Roles2016Cited by: 33References: 24

  • Linking Racial-Ethnic Socialization to Culture and Race-Specific Coping Among African American College Students

    Open AccessSha’kema Blackmon, Sha’kema M Blackmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2016Cited by: 17References: 69

    In addition to the use of coping strategies generally shared by all Americans, research has shown that African Americans tend to make use of culture and race-specific coping styles that distinguish them from other racial/ethnic group populations. These coping styles are important for the negotiation of multiple types of stressors. Little has been written on the antecedents of culture and race-specific coping (i.e., Africultural coping and John He…

  • African Americans and Trayvon Martin: Black Racial Identity Profiles and Emotional Responding

    Open AccessSha’kema Blackmon, Anita ThomasARTICLEJournal of African American Studies2015Cited by: 6References: 30

  • The Influence of the Trayvon Martin Shooting on Racial Socialization Practices of African American Parents

    Open AccessAnita Jones Thomas, Anita Thomas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2015Cited by: 90References: 28

    Many perceived the death of Trayvon Martin as racially motivated. We hypothesized that hearing about the death of Trayvon Martin also had an effect on African American parents. This qualitative investigation explored African American parents' perceptions of the death of Trayvon Martin and how it affected the provision of racial socialization. The analysis indicated that a number of parents felt that Trayvon Martin's death was a form of racial pro…

  • Factor Analysis of the Parent Experience of Racial Socialization Scale

    Open AccessAnita Jones Thomas, Anita Thomas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2014Cited by: 8References: 19

    This investigation examined the factor structure and validity evidence for the Parent Experience of Racial Socialization Scale (PERS). Exploratory factor analysis found four interpretable factors accounting for 40% of the variance in the racial socialization construct. The identified factors were religion and spirituality, alertness to discrimination, mainstream, and cultural pride and coping. Correlation analyses indicated negative relationships…

  • Exploring Clinicians Attitudes Toward the Incorporation of Racial Socialization in Psychotherapy

    Open AccessDanice L Brown, Sha’kema Blackmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2013Cited by: 8References: 50

    Racial socialization has been found to have a positive impact on the lives of African Americans. While most studies have focused on parental and caretaker racial socialization, none have examined this process in the context of the mental health practitioner-client relationship. Mental health practitioners may also serve as a socializing agent, providing African American clients with messages regarding race and racial barriers. The present explora…

  • A test of the domain-specific acculturation strategy hypothesis

    Matthew J Miller, Minji Yang et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2012Cited by: 15References: 27

    Acculturation literature has evolved over the past several decades and has highlighted the dynamic ways in which individuals negotiate experiences in multiple cultural contexts. The present study extends this literature by testing M. J. Miller and R. H. Lim's (2010) domain-specific acculturation strategy hypothesis-that individuals might use different acculturation strategies (i.e., assimilated, bicultural, separated, and marginalized strategies;…

  • Gender Differences in Contextual Predictors of Urban, Early Adolescents' Subjective Well-Being

    Open AccessElizabeth M Vera, Elizabeth Vera et al.ARTICLEJournal of Multicultural…2012Cited by: 3References: 23

    Gender differences in predicting subjective well-being (SWB) were examined in 168 urban adolescents. School satisfaction predicted life satisfaction for boys; for girls, family satisfaction predicted life satisfaction and neighborhood satisfaction predicted negative affect. Self-esteem predicted positive affect for both genders, but friends satisfaction and ethnic identity failed to predict SWB.Se examinaron las diferencias de género al predecir …

  • Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnically Diverse Adolescents The Role of Stress and Coping

    Open AccessElizabeth M Vera, Elizabeth Vera et al.ARTICLEYouth & Society2012Cited by: 3References: 25

    This study examines stressors, general stress levels, coping strategies, and subjective well-being in a sample of 144 ethnically diverse, urban adolescents (mean age of 13). The most frequently reported stressors include the death of a family member, feeling socially isolated, family financial problems, injury of a family member, and parents arguing. The most common coping strategies are seeking support, acceptance, active coping, using distracti…

  • An Examination of Culturally Relevant Stressors, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnic Minority Adolescents

    Elizabeth Vera, Kimberly Vacek et al.ARTICLEThe School counselor2011

    This study explored relations between culturally relevant stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/ negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the relations between stress and SWB for 157 urban, ethnic minority adolescents. Ethnic identity moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and life…

  • An Examination of Culturally Relevant Stressors, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnic Minority Adolescents

    Open AccessElizabeth M Vera, Elizabeth Vera et al.ARTICLEThe School counselor2011

    This study explored relations between culturally relevant stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the relations between stress and SWB for 157 urban, ethnic minority adolescents. Ethnic identity moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and life …

  • Black Adolescents' Racial Socialization Experiences: Their Relations to Home, School, and Peer Self-Esteem

    Open AccessMadonna G Constantine, Sha’kema Blackmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Studies2002

    This study explored the relationship between parental racial socialization messages and area-specific self-esteem (i.e., home, school, and peer self-esteem) among Black American adolescents. The authors found that parental racial socialization messages reflecting pride and knowledge about African American culture were positively associated with Black youths' peer self-esteem. Moreover, racial socialization messages about the relative importance o…