Lily D Mcnair

Biographic Data

ID181952
NAMELily D Mcnair
GIVEN NAMESLily D
FAMILY NAMEMcnair
SIGNATUREMCNAIR L D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS56
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
H-INDEX5

  • Linking Changes in Parenting to Parent–Child Relationship Quality and Youth Self‐Control: The Strong African American Families Program

    Open AccessGene H Brody, Velma Mcbride Murry et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2005Cited by: 10References: 9

    A randomized prevention trial was conducted contrasting families who took part in the Strong African American Families Program (SAAF), a preventive intervention for rural African American mothers and their 11‐year‐olds, with control families. SAAF is based on a conceptual model positing that changes in intervention‐targeted parenting behaviors would enhance responsive‐supportive parent–child relationships and youths' self‐control, which protect r…

  • Parental Involvement Promotes Rural African American Youths' Self-Pride and Sexual Self-Concepts

    Open AccessVelma Mcbride Murry, Gene H Brody et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2005Cited by: 8References: 36

    This study, an evaluation of the Strong African American Families Program, was designed to determine whether intervention-induced changes in targeted parenting behaviors were associated with young adolescents' development of racial pride, self-esteem, and sexual identity. Participants were 332 African American mothers and their 11-year-old children in 9 rural Georgia counties. Families were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention …

  • The Strong African American Families Program: Translating Research Into Prevention Programming

    Open AccessGene H Brody, Velma Mcbride Murry et al.ARTICLEChild Development2004

    A randomized prevention trial contrasted families who took part in the Strong African American Families Program (SAAF), a preventive intervention for rural African American mothers and their 11-year-olds, with control families. SAAF is based on a contextual model positing that regulated, communicative parenting causes changes in factors protecting youths from early alcohol use and sexual activity. Parenting variables included involvement-vigilanc…

  • African American Women and Aids: Factors Influencing Risk and Reaction to HIV Disease

    Open AccessLily D Mcnair, Cynthia M Prather et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2004Cited by: 7References: 57

    African American women represent the fastest growing group of individuals infected with HIV in the United States. Social and contextual influences on HIV risk vulnerability in this group are discussed, with particular emphasis on risk behaviors related to heterosexual contact and injection drug use. Social factors associated with the sex-ratio imbalance and low rates of condom use in the African American community are addressed, as are contextual…

  • Pervasive and Persistent Risks: Factors Influencing African American Women's HIV/Aids Vulnerability

    Open AccessLily D Mcnair, G Roberts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology1997Cited by: 4References: 6

    This study focuses on the context of risk taking in a group of African American women. Correlates and predictors of risk-taking behavior in a sample of 278 African American women were examined to explore the nature of risk taking related to HlVinfection. It was hypothesized that increased riskforHIVinfection would be associated with engaging in a variety of risky behaviors across several domains. Results indicate that the women in this sample eng…

  • African American Women Survivors of Sexual Assault: The Intersection of Race and Class

    Lily D Mcnair, H A Neville et al.ARTICLEWomen & Therapy1996Cited by: 19

    More attention has recently focused on the psychological experiences of women survivors of sexual assault. However, little work has examined the experiences of African American women survivors, particularly with regard to the impact of race and class on survivors' experiences. We address these limitations by presenting a socio-historical analysis of African American women's rape experiences. This analysis considers the relationship between sexual…

  • African American Women in Therapy: An Afrocentric and Feminist Synthesis

    Lily D McnairARTICLEWomen & Therapy1992Cited by: 8

    Theoretical and cultural issues related to the treatment of African-American women are explored, with particular emphasis on the utility of two psychological models for use with this group. The Afrocentric and feminist orientations of psychology are examined as they address the unique condition of African American women. A synthesis of these models is proposed to more accurately describe the experiences of African American women, and examples of …