Mary O Odafe

Biographic Data

ID77760
NAMEMary O Odafe
GIVEN NAMESMary
FAMILY NAMEO Odafe
SIGNATUREODAFE M O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Houston
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS32
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Burdensomeness, acculturative stress, and suicide ideation among second-generation Asian American and Latinx university students

    Rheeda L Walker, Mary O Odafe et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2025

    139) university students completed self-measures of perceived burdensomeness, acculturative stress, suicide ideation, and depressive symptoms. Regression analyses revealed that the association for perceived burden and suicide ideation was most robust at higher levels of familial acculturative stress for Asian American study participants. Other models demonstrated likely clinical significance but did not reach statistical significance. In one exam…

  • The moderating effect of dispositional forgiveness on perceived racial discrimination and depression for African American adults

    Jeneve R Brooks, Judy H Hong et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2020Cited by: 3

    These findings provide insight into the role of dispositional forgiveness in experiences of racial discrimination and suggest that cognitive flexibility serves as an adaptive coping strategy to experiencing discrimination. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Stress in Relation to Anxiety and Depression Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Women

    Open AccessDavid C Talavera, Mary O Odafe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Multicultural…2019Cited by: 1References: 30

    The study examined the interactive effects of stress and cultural mismatch, as evidenced by low independent self-construal, in relation to cognitive/somatic symptoms of anxiety and depression among racial/ethnic minority women. Results showed that stress and independent self-construal work synergistically to differentially affect cognitive, rather than somatic, symptoms of anxiety and depression. Findings highlight the importance of investigating…

  • Does purpose in life or ethnic identity moderate the association for racial discrimination and suicide ideation in racial/ethnic minority emerging adults

    Judy H Hong, David C Talavera et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2018Cited by: 1

    These findings provide some insight into how life purpose might ameliorate the impact of social stressors above and beyond a positive cultural identity for young racial/ethnic minority adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Helplessness Mediates Racial Discrimination and Depression for African American Young Adults

    Open AccessIjeoma J Madubata, Mary O Odafe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2018Cited by: 11References: 56

    Racial discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms for young African American adults. Yet few studies have examined the psychological mechanisms for this association. The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the mediating effect of helplessness on the association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in a sample of 172 African American young adults. Measures of perceived racial discrimination, depre…

  • Race-related stress and hopelessness in community-based African American adults

    Mary O Odafe, Temilola K Salami et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2017Cited by: 16References: 26

    Individual and collective morale for one's racial group (via self-esteem social support) may be especially valuable for African Americans who face racial discrimination. Findings highlight the importance of culturally relevant factors that may ameliorate the effects of race-related stress. (PsycINFO Database Record