Lionel D Scott
Biographic Data
| ID | 641525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lionel D Scott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lionel D |
| FAMILY NAME | Scott |
| SIGNATURE | SCOTT L D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4694-1389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 185 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1942 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Association of Independent Living/Transitional Living Program Services to Educational Attainment among Older Foster Youth
Among a sample of 312 older youth transitioning from foster care in the state of Missouri, this study examined whether participating in independent living (IL) classes and living in an IL or transitional living program (TLP) is associated with completing high school with a diploma or GED and entering college. Most of the youth reported participating in IL classes (80%), with 25% having lived in an IL/TLP between ages 17-19. Results of multinomial…
Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care
Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19. Participants consisted of African American ( N = 179) and White non‐Hispanic ( N = 133) older youth in foster care. Drawing from social capital theory, it was posited that religious service attendance (a proxy for religious capital) and belief in a spiritual f…
Extracurricular activity participation and educational outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
Negative Social Contextual Stressors and Somatic Symptoms Among Young Black Males
This study examines whether negative social contextual stressors were associated with somatic symptoms among young Black males (N = 74) after accounting for background and psychological characteristics. Using Cunningham and Spencer's Black Male Experiences Measure, negative social contextual stressors connoted those experiences connected to the personal attributes, devaluation, and negative imagery of young Black males, such as being followed whe…
Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized
When Deficits are Misplaced
Former system youth with mental health needs
A steady presence in the midst of change
Satisfaction with counseling among black males in transition from the foster care system
Accelerating Research Productivity in Social Work Programs
This article describes the experiences of four social work researchers who pursued an alternative career path immediately following their doctorate in social work by accepting a postdoctoral training fellowship funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As schools of social work look for creative ways to build research capacity, this article describes the authors' perspectives regarding the considerations to accept postdocs, key elements …
Substance use and abuse among older youth in foster care
Dating violence among emancipating foster youth
Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care
This study examined religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors (sexual behavior, marijuana use, alcohol use, and cigarette use) among older youth in foster care ( N =383). Three dimensions of religious involvement were assessed—church or religious service attendance, religious practices, and religious beliefs. Findings showed that gender, ethnic group membership, sexual abuse history, and placement type were significantly associa…
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Youths in the Foster Care System
Relationship of Distress and Perceived Control to Coping With Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Black Youth
This study examines the use of approach (e.g., seeking social support, problem solving) and avoidance (e.g., distancing, internalizing, externalizing) strategies for coping with perceived racial discrimination and their relationship to the subjective feelings of distress evoked by perceived experiences of discrimination and perceived control over discriminatory experiences among a small, relatively homogeneous sample of Black youth (N = 71). Resu…
Use of Mental Health Services Among Older Youths in Foster Care
OBJECTIVE: This study examined lifetime, 12-month, and current mental health service use among older youths in the foster care system and examined variations in mental health care by race, gender, maltreatment history, living situation, and geographic region. METHOD: The Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents, the Child Trauma Questionnaire, and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule were used in interviews with 406 youths in Missouri's foste…
The Relation Of Racial Identity And Racial Socialization To Coping With Discrimination Among African American Adolescents
This study purposed to explore whether the strategies used by African American adolescents to cope with perceived discriminatory experiences were related to their racial identity and racial socialization. Results indicated that the degree to which race was central to participant's self-conceptions and identities was unrelated to both approach and avoidance coping strategies. In contrast, the frequency to which participants received socialization …
Correlates of coping with perceived discriminatory experiences among African American adolescents
This study examined the relation of background and race-related factors to the use of approach and avoidance strategies to cope with perceived discriminatory experiences among a sample of African American adolescents of relative affluence ( n = 71). Results showed that gender, family structure, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived control over discriminatory experiences, discrimination distress, and racism-related socialization were significant …
Cultural Orientation and Coping with Perceived Discrimination among African American Youth
This study sought to explore whether the resonance of certain orientations and dimensions asserted to be distinctive of Black culture (affect, communalism, and spirituality) and mainstream American culture (competition, effort optimism, and individualism) wer related to the strategies used by African American youth to cope with perceived discrimination. Participants wer 120 African American youth from two geographical regions in the United States…
When Luther argued
Correlates of coping with perceived discriminatory experiences among African American adolescents
This study examined the relation of background and race-related factors to the use of approach and avoidance strategies to cope with perceived discriminatory experiences among a sample of African American adolescents of relative affluence ( n = 71). Results showed that gender, family structure, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived control over discriminatory experiences, discrimination distress, and racism-related socialization were significant …
Relationship of Distress and Perceived Control to Coping With Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Black Youth
This study examines the use of approach (e.g., seeking social support, problem solving) and avoidance (e.g., distancing, internalizing, externalizing) strategies for coping with perceived racial discrimination and their relationship to the subjective feelings of distress evoked by perceived experiences of discrimination and perceived control over discriminatory experiences among a small, relatively homogeneous sample of Black youth (N = 71). Resu…
A steady presence in the midst of change
Cultural Orientation and Coping with Perceived Discrimination among African American Youth
This study sought to explore whether the resonance of certain orientations and dimensions asserted to be distinctive of Black culture (affect, communalism, and spirituality) and mainstream American culture (competition, effort optimism, and individualism) wer related to the strategies used by African American youth to cope with perceived discrimination. Participants wer 120 African American youth from two geographical regions in the United States…
Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized
Former system youth with mental health needs
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care
This study examined religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors (sexual behavior, marijuana use, alcohol use, and cigarette use) among older youth in foster care ( N =383). Three dimensions of religious involvement were assessed—church or religious service attendance, religious practices, and religious beliefs. Findings showed that gender, ethnic group membership, sexual abuse history, and placement type were significantly associa…
Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care
Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19. Participants consisted of African American ( N = 179) and White non‐Hispanic ( N = 133) older youth in foster care. Drawing from social capital theory, it was posited that religious service attendance (a proxy for religious capital) and belief in a spiritual f…
Extracurricular activity participation and educational outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care
Dating violence among emancipating foster youth
Negative Social Contextual Stressors and Somatic Symptoms Among Young Black Males
This study examines whether negative social contextual stressors were associated with somatic symptoms among young Black males (N = 74) after accounting for background and psychological characteristics. Using Cunningham and Spencer's Black Male Experiences Measure, negative social contextual stressors connoted those experiences connected to the personal attributes, devaluation, and negative imagery of young Black males, such as being followed whe…
Satisfaction with counseling among black males in transition from the foster care system
Accelerating Research Productivity in Social Work Programs
This article describes the experiences of four social work researchers who pursued an alternative career path immediately following their doctorate in social work by accepting a postdoctoral training fellowship funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As schools of social work look for creative ways to build research capacity, this article describes the authors' perspectives regarding the considerations to accept postdocs, key elements …
When Luther argued
The Relation Of Racial Identity And Racial Socialization To Coping With Discrimination Among African American Adolescents
This study purposed to explore whether the strategies used by African American adolescents to cope with perceived discriminatory experiences were related to their racial identity and racial socialization. Results indicated that the degree to which race was central to participant's self-conceptions and identities was unrelated to both approach and avoidance coping strategies. In contrast, the frequency to which participants received socialization …
Correlates of coping with perceived discriminatory experiences among African American adolescents
This study examined the relation of background and race-related factors to the use of approach and avoidance strategies to cope with perceived discriminatory experiences among a sample of African American adolescents of relative affluence ( n = 71). Results showed that gender, family structure, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived control over discriminatory experiences, discrimination distress, and racism-related socialization were significant …
Cultural Orientation and Coping with Perceived Discrimination among African American Youth
This study sought to explore whether the resonance of certain orientations and dimensions asserted to be distinctive of Black culture (affect, communalism, and spirituality) and mainstream American culture (competition, effort optimism, and individualism) wer related to the strategies used by African American youth to cope with perceived discrimination. Participants wer 120 African American youth from two geographical regions in the United States…
Use of Mental Health Services Among Older Youths in Foster Care
OBJECTIVE: This study examined lifetime, 12-month, and current mental health service use among older youths in the foster care system and examined variations in mental health care by race, gender, maltreatment history, living situation, and geographic region. METHOD: The Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents, the Child Trauma Questionnaire, and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule were used in interviews with 406 youths in Missouri's foste…
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Youths in the Foster Care System
Relationship of Distress and Perceived Control to Coping With Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Black Youth
This study examines the use of approach (e.g., seeking social support, problem solving) and avoidance (e.g., distancing, internalizing, externalizing) strategies for coping with perceived racial discrimination and their relationship to the subjective feelings of distress evoked by perceived experiences of discrimination and perceived control over discriminatory experiences among a small, relatively homogeneous sample of Black youth (N = 71). Resu…
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care
This study examined religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors (sexual behavior, marijuana use, alcohol use, and cigarette use) among older youth in foster care ( N =383). Three dimensions of religious involvement were assessed—church or religious service attendance, religious practices, and religious beliefs. Findings showed that gender, ethnic group membership, sexual abuse history, and placement type were significantly associa…
Substance use and abuse among older youth in foster care
Dating violence among emancipating foster youth
Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care
Accelerating Research Productivity in Social Work Programs
This article describes the experiences of four social work researchers who pursued an alternative career path immediately following their doctorate in social work by accepting a postdoctoral training fellowship funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As schools of social work look for creative ways to build research capacity, this article describes the authors' perspectives regarding the considerations to accept postdocs, key elements …
Satisfaction with counseling among black males in transition from the foster care system
A steady presence in the midst of change
When Deficits are Misplaced
Former system youth with mental health needs
Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized
Negative Social Contextual Stressors and Somatic Symptoms Among Young Black Males
This study examines whether negative social contextual stressors were associated with somatic symptoms among young Black males (N = 74) after accounting for background and psychological characteristics. Using Cunningham and Spencer's Black Male Experiences Measure, negative social contextual stressors connoted those experiences connected to the personal attributes, devaluation, and negative imagery of young Black males, such as being followed whe…
Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care
Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19. Participants consisted of African American ( N = 179) and White non‐Hispanic ( N = 133) older youth in foster care. Drawing from social capital theory, it was posited that religious service attendance (a proxy for religious capital) and belief in a spiritual f…
Extracurricular activity participation and educational outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
The Association of Independent Living/Transitional Living Program Services to Educational Attainment among Older Foster Youth
Among a sample of 312 older youth transitioning from foster care in the state of Missouri, this study examined whether participating in independent living (IL) classes and living in an IL or transitional living program (TLP) is associated with completing high school with a diploma or GED and entering college. Most of the youth reported participating in IL classes (80%), with 25% having lived in an IL/TLP between ages 17-19. Results of multinomial…
Psychology (20 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Foster care (11 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works)