C J Walker

Biographic Data

ID67135
NAMEC J Walker
GIVEN NAMESC J
FAMILY NAMEWalker
SIGNATUREWALKER C J
AFFILIATIONSVirginia Commonwealth University
ORCID0000-0001-6947-4907
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Associations between worry about mental and physical health and the use of face masks

    Open AccessC J Walker, Ashlynn D Bell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2025References: 25

    Given the disproportionate impact of COVID-19, it is important to understand factors that may underlie Black American emerging adults' adherence to safety guidelines that could potentially reduce spread of illness and hospitalization. The current study examined how COVID-19 worry about mental health (CWMH) and COVID-19 worry about physical health (CWPH) predicted use of face masks, and whether perceived discrimination moderated these relations. T…

  • Processes Underlying Black American Emerging Adults' Mental Health

    Open AccessC J Walker, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2025Cited by: 1References: 79

    The present study examined whether mental health literacy (MHL) informed self-care and, in turn, mental health among Black emerging adults. Various components of ethnic-racial identity (ERI), including exploration, resolution, affirmation, and centrality, were tested as moderators of the associations between MHL and self-care. Participants were 166 Black American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.48, SD = .74). Findings indicated that among individuals…

  • Narrative Review

    C J Walker, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEIdentity2024Cited by: 2References: 31

    Given the prevalence of racism in the United States that has led to the increase of adverse mental health outcomes and disparities in care among African Americans, ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is a significant cultural resource that may be beneficial in understanding African American's mental health outcomes. This narrative review aimed to summarize and synthesize the existing literature on the associations between African Americans' ERI and ment…

  • Black College Students’ Ethnic Identity and Academic Achievement

    Open AccessEryn N Delaney, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2022

    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 = .34), and completed measures of ethnic ident…

  • Cultural Socialization and Ethnic-Racial Identity Mediated by Positive and Negative Conversations about Race

    Maria J Elias, Eryn N Delaney et al.ARTICLEIdentity2022

    The current study examined associations between cultural socialization and ethnic-racial identity via positive and negative conversations about one’s ethnicity/race. Ethnic-racial differences between Asian American, African American, Latinx, Multiracial, and White students were explored. College students 18–22 (M age = 18.46) participating in a university-wide study provided self-reports of childhood cultural socialization, engagement in conversa…

  • Covid-19-Induced Inequalities and Mental Health

    Open AccessKenneth F Johnson, Kristina B Hood et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022

  • Risk, Protective, and Associated Factors of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Campus Health Services Utilization Among Black Men on a College Campus

    Open AccessKofoworola D A Williams, Amy E Adkins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022

  • Moderating Role of Healthcare Disruptions on Friend and Family Pandemic-Related Negative Life Events Predicting Latines’ Anxiety and Alcohol Use Over Time

    Open AccessOswaldo Moreno, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2022

  • Coffee and energy drink use patterns in college freshmen

    Open AccessDace S Svikis, Pamela Dillon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The response pattern was ubiquitous, with ED + Co most likely, Co intermediate, and NoCE least likely to endorse a broad range of substance use, problem alcohol behaviors, and familial risk factors. The finding that the Co group differed from both the ED + Co and NoCE groups on 8 measures and from the NoCE group on one additional measure underscores the importance of looking at coffee in addition to EDs when considering associations between caffe…

  • Racial Discrimination and Alcohol Problems

    Open AccessJinni Su, Angel D Trevino et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2022Cited by: 1References: 65

  • Effects of Receiving Genetic Ancestry Results on Emerging Adults’ Ethnic-Racial Identity Affirmation

    Open AccessChelsea D Williams, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2021

    Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is associated with adaptive outcomes in emerging adulthood, but more research is needed on factors that may inform ERI, such as receiving one’s genetic ancestry results. The current study examined changes in ERI using a pre-test post-test design in which 116 emerging adults 18–25 years were randomly assigned to either receiving their genetic ancestry results before the post-test (the testing condition) or after post-t…

  • Associations between ethnic-racial identity and alcohol problems among diverse emerging adults

    C J Walker, Chelsea L Derlan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnicity in Substance…2020Cited by: 4References: 28

    Excessive alcohol use and problems during college is a major public health concern, and there are health disparities in patterns of drinking and alcohol-related illnesses based on ethnicity and race. Given the prevalence and disparities in excessive alcohol use and problems and associated negative impacts, it is important to examine potential protective factors such as dimensions of ethnic-racial identity (ERI). Thus, the current study examined h…