Jessica Barnes‐najor
Biographic Data
| ID | 4466890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Barnes‐najor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Barnes‐najor |
| SIGNATURE | NAJOR J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8292-7111 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Co‐creating a conceptual model of Indigenous relational wellbeing in early childhood
The purpose of this article is to share our story of conceptualizing Indigenous early relational wellbeing (ERW), specifically reflecting American Indian and Alaska Native worldviews. Our approach is grounded in Indigenous methodologies and guided by a Community of Learning comprised of Indigenous and allied Tribal early childhood community partners, researchers, practitioners, and federal funders. We describe the steps we took to conceptualize c…
Stories and reflections on gikinawaabi
Indigenous Knowledge can inform the field of early childhood development. • The study team used participatory and Indigenous methodological approaches. • The study team included Michigan-based researchers, administrators from Indigenous early childhood programs, and Indigenous community members. • Using PhotoVoice, the team documented that traditional practices and relationships in Michigan Indigenous families are often shared with children throu…
The Role of Parents in Early Adolescent Substance Use
Adolescent substance use is a top national public health concern with approximately 50% of youth having tried an illicit substance by the end of high school. The transition to high school is a critical point for substance use initiation. Despite this fact, there is relatively limited research looking at factors that can protect students from substance use initiation during this transition. The present study examines the protective effect of paren…
Racial discrimination and substance use among African American youth
Little is known about the mechanisms of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use among Black youth. The current study examined the role of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in this relationship among Black adolescents in grades 5 through 12 (N = 1514; 57% female). Regression analyses estimated direct effects of perceived racial discrimination on substance use and indirect effects of discrimination on substanc…
Perspectives of Region XI Head Start Federal, Research, and Program Partners in Carrying out a National Study of American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Children, Families, and Programs
The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) 2015 was the first national study of children served by Region XI Head Start programs, which are those operated by federally recognized AIAN tribes. Until 2015, Region XI programs had not been included in national studies of Head Start children’s experiences and development, leaving them without this critical source of data to inform policy and pract…
The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship Between School Climate and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents
Positive self-esteem is linked to academic success for K–12 students. However, self-esteem declines during adolescence, especially for African Americans. Positive perceptions of school climate are well-studied predictors of self-esteem. Given the risk for greater declines in self-esteem experienced by African American students, this study sought to examine the moderating role of ethnic identity on the relationship between school climate and self-…
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measurement invariance across adolescence and diverse ethnic groups
Results of this study point to the validity of using the MEIM for meaningful comparisons of ethnic identity across ethnic groups and across early and middle adolescence. Implications for the interpretation and use of this measure with diverse adolescents are discussed
Peer Victimization, Mood Symptoms, and Alcohol Use
Ethnic identity and substance use in multiracial youth
Background: Substance use in multiracial adolescents exceeds rates identified in the general population. Despite this fact, there is limited research examining risk and protective factors for multiracial substance use. Objectives: The current study examined the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between ethnic identity and substance use in a sample of multiracial adolescent youth. Methods: Multiracial youth ( N = 523) complet…
Collective ethnic–racial identity and health outcomes among African American youth
These findings highlight the importance of examining collective ethnic-racial identity and the promotive effect it can have on health outcomes for African Americans. More research is needed to better understand if there are health outcomes in which collective ethnic-racial identity may also mitigate risk as a consequence of racial discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved
Pathway of protection
Examining the Protective Effect of Ethnic Identity on Drug Attitudes and Use Among a Diverse Youth Population
Ethnic identity is an important buffer against drug use among minority youth. However, limited work has examined pathways through which ethnic identity mitigates risk. School-aged youth (N = 34,708; 52 % female) of diverse backgrounds (i.e., African American (n = 5333), Asian (n = 392), Hispanic (n = 662), Multiracial (n = 2129), Native American (n = 474), and White (n = 25718) in grades 4-12 provided data on ethnic identity, drug attitudes, and …
Pathway of protection
Examining the Protective Effect of Ethnic Identity on Drug Attitudes and Use Among a Diverse Youth Population
Ethnic identity is an important buffer against drug use among minority youth. However, limited work has examined pathways through which ethnic identity mitigates risk. School-aged youth (N = 34,708; 52 % female) of diverse backgrounds (i.e., African American (n = 5333), Asian (n = 392), Hispanic (n = 662), Multiracial (n = 2129), Native American (n = 474), and White (n = 25718) in grades 4-12 provided data on ethnic identity, drug attitudes, and …
Collective ethnic–racial identity and health outcomes among African American youth
These findings highlight the importance of examining collective ethnic-racial identity and the promotive effect it can have on health outcomes for African Americans. More research is needed to better understand if there are health outcomes in which collective ethnic-racial identity may also mitigate risk as a consequence of racial discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measurement invariance across adolescence and diverse ethnic groups
Results of this study point to the validity of using the MEIM for meaningful comparisons of ethnic identity across ethnic groups and across early and middle adolescence. Implications for the interpretation and use of this measure with diverse adolescents are discussed
The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship Between School Climate and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents
Positive self-esteem is linked to academic success for K–12 students. However, self-esteem declines during adolescence, especially for African Americans. Positive perceptions of school climate are well-studied predictors of self-esteem. Given the risk for greater declines in self-esteem experienced by African American students, this study sought to examine the moderating role of ethnic identity on the relationship between school climate and self-…
Ethnic identity and substance use in multiracial youth
Background: Substance use in multiracial adolescents exceeds rates identified in the general population. Despite this fact, there is limited research examining risk and protective factors for multiracial substance use. Objectives: The current study examined the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between ethnic identity and substance use in a sample of multiracial adolescent youth. Methods: Multiracial youth ( N = 523) complet…
Stories and reflections on gikinawaabi
Indigenous Knowledge can inform the field of early childhood development. • The study team used participatory and Indigenous methodological approaches. • The study team included Michigan-based researchers, administrators from Indigenous early childhood programs, and Indigenous community members. • Using PhotoVoice, the team documented that traditional practices and relationships in Michigan Indigenous families are often shared with children throu…
Co‐creating a conceptual model of Indigenous relational wellbeing in early childhood
The purpose of this article is to share our story of conceptualizing Indigenous early relational wellbeing (ERW), specifically reflecting American Indian and Alaska Native worldviews. Our approach is grounded in Indigenous methodologies and guided by a Community of Learning comprised of Indigenous and allied Tribal early childhood community partners, researchers, practitioners, and federal funders. We describe the steps we took to conceptualize c…
Peer Victimization, Mood Symptoms, and Alcohol Use
Examining the Protective Effect of Ethnic Identity on Drug Attitudes and Use Among a Diverse Youth Population
Ethnic identity is an important buffer against drug use among minority youth. However, limited work has examined pathways through which ethnic identity mitigates risk. School-aged youth (N = 34,708; 52 % female) of diverse backgrounds (i.e., African American (n = 5333), Asian (n = 392), Hispanic (n = 662), Multiracial (n = 2129), Native American (n = 474), and White (n = 25718) in grades 4-12 provided data on ethnic identity, drug attitudes, and …
Pathway of protection
Collective ethnic–racial identity and health outcomes among African American youth
These findings highlight the importance of examining collective ethnic-racial identity and the promotive effect it can have on health outcomes for African Americans. More research is needed to better understand if there are health outcomes in which collective ethnic-racial identity may also mitigate risk as a consequence of racial discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved
Peer Victimization, Mood Symptoms, and Alcohol Use
Ethnic identity and substance use in multiracial youth
Background: Substance use in multiracial adolescents exceeds rates identified in the general population. Despite this fact, there is limited research examining risk and protective factors for multiracial substance use. Objectives: The current study examined the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between ethnic identity and substance use in a sample of multiracial adolescent youth. Methods: Multiracial youth ( N = 523) complet…
The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship Between School Climate and Self-Esteem for African American Adolescents
Positive self-esteem is linked to academic success for K–12 students. However, self-esteem declines during adolescence, especially for African Americans. Positive perceptions of school climate are well-studied predictors of self-esteem. Given the risk for greater declines in self-esteem experienced by African American students, this study sought to examine the moderating role of ethnic identity on the relationship between school climate and self-…
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measurement invariance across adolescence and diverse ethnic groups
Results of this study point to the validity of using the MEIM for meaningful comparisons of ethnic identity across ethnic groups and across early and middle adolescence. Implications for the interpretation and use of this measure with diverse adolescents are discussed
Racial discrimination and substance use among African American youth
Little is known about the mechanisms of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use among Black youth. The current study examined the role of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in this relationship among Black adolescents in grades 5 through 12 (N = 1514; 57% female). Regression analyses estimated direct effects of perceived racial discrimination on substance use and indirect effects of discrimination on substanc…
Perspectives of Region XI Head Start Federal, Research, and Program Partners in Carrying out a National Study of American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Children, Families, and Programs
The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) 2015 was the first national study of children served by Region XI Head Start programs, which are those operated by federally recognized AIAN tribes. Until 2015, Region XI programs had not been included in national studies of Head Start children’s experiences and development, leaving them without this critical source of data to inform policy and pract…
Stories and reflections on gikinawaabi
Indigenous Knowledge can inform the field of early childhood development. • The study team used participatory and Indigenous methodological approaches. • The study team included Michigan-based researchers, administrators from Indigenous early childhood programs, and Indigenous community members. • Using PhotoVoice, the team documented that traditional practices and relationships in Michigan Indigenous families are often shared with children throu…
The Role of Parents in Early Adolescent Substance Use
Adolescent substance use is a top national public health concern with approximately 50% of youth having tried an illicit substance by the end of high school. The transition to high school is a critical point for substance use initiation. Despite this fact, there is relatively limited research looking at factors that can protect students from substance use initiation during this transition. The present study examines the protective effect of paren…
Co‐creating a conceptual model of Indigenous relational wellbeing in early childhood
The purpose of this article is to share our story of conceptualizing Indigenous early relational wellbeing (ERW), specifically reflecting American Indian and Alaska Native worldviews. Our approach is grounded in Indigenous methodologies and guided by a Community of Learning comprised of Indigenous and allied Tribal early childhood community partners, researchers, practitioners, and federal funders. We describe the steps we took to conceptualize c…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Ethnic group (8 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works)