Isha W Metzger
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 198693 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Isha W Metzger |
| PRENOMES | Isha W |
| SOBRENOME | Metzger |
| ASSINATURA | METZGER I W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Georgia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4471-8431 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 142 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Racial Identity and Racial Socialization
The COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the heightened racialized sociopolitical unrest following the murder of George Floyd, intensified longstanding structural racism, exacerbating racial stress, and trauma among Black youth. This scoping review synthesizes recent literature on culturally relevant interventions developed or implemented since the pandemic’s onset to address these challenges. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Academ…
Hear our voices”
The Application of Intersectionality Theory in Family‐Based Substance Use Prevention for Urban Black Adolescents
The harmful consequences of substance use are particularly concerning for Black adolescents in urban communities, many of whom face additional environmental challenges that disrupt their transition into adulthood. Families play a pivotal role in prevention, and some have been successful, as substance use rates among Black adolescents are lower than their racial–ethnic peers. Yet, prevention research often overlooks the influence of place, Black f…
The Roles of Sexual Relationship Power and Sexual Assertiveness for Condom Use in the Association Between Sexual Victimization History and Condom Use Frequency
Women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) or adolescent/adult sexual assault (ASA) are at a heightened risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and demonstrate lower rates of condom use than women who have not had these victimization experiences. Two understudied factors that may help explain these associations are sexual relationship power and sexual assertiveness for condom use. In this secondary data analysis stud…
Attentional Control Moderates the Relationship Between Race-Related Stress and Emotion Dysregulation in a Highly Trauma-Exposed Population of Black Women
Race-related stress contributes to emotion regulation difficulties and influences stress-related coping practices among Black women. Attentional control, a factor related to emotion regulation and coping, may shape this process; however, little research has explored its role. The present study examined whether attentional control may moderate the association between race-related stress and dimensions of emotion regulation. Participants were 84 Bl…
The worst of times
The study names school-based AREs and discusses the implications of school-based and clinical-based interventions supporting racially marginalized youth navigating the U.S. education system. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Systematic Review of Neighborhood Factors Impacting HIV Care Continuum Participation in the United States
I can do bad all by myself”
Findings from this study suggest that Black women experience impairing depressive symptoms, which can be explained by race and gender-specific stress-coping ideologies and behaviors, specifically, the SBW schema. Furthermore, the SBW schema is a factor that may contribute to adverse mental health outcomes among Black women vis-à-vis decreased support-seeking beliefs. We discuss the implications of these findings and how these results can help fac…
Power to the People
Population mental health science
A recent American Psychological Association Summit provided an urgent call to transform psychological science and practice away from a solely individual-level focus to become accountable for population-level impact on health and mental health. A population focus ensures the mental health of all children, adolescents, and adults and the elimination of inequities across groups. Science must guide three components of this transformation. First, effe…
Exploring Naturalistic Diffusion of an Evidence-Based Mental Health Intervention across Peer Networks of Youth in Sierra Leone
Findings suggest that diffusion of evidence-based intervention components can occur naturally among peers in post-conflict LMIC settings. Developing tools to promote the diffusion of the most transferrable EBI components across peer networks could help maximize the benefits of mental health interventions for youth adjustment and resilience in post-conflict settings
Structural Racism and Racial Trauma Among African Americans at Elevated Risk for HIV Infection
School climate‐related determinants of physical activity among high school girls and boys
INTRODUCTION: In the United States, physical activity (PA) among adolescents is declining; 75% of high school students do not meet daily PA guidelines. Low rates of PA are more prevalent among high school girls. Schools provide an optimal environment to target and promote PA. However, school climate has not yet been studied for its importance in promoting PA among high school students, particularly girls. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was c…
Racial Discrimination and Conduct Problems Among Black American Youth
Interrupting the Pathway From Discrimination to Black Adolescents’ Psychosocial Outcomes
Racial discrimination can lead to psychosocial problems for Black adolescents, including internalization (e.g., depression) and externalization (e.g., conduct problems). Black parents (N = 186; M age = 42.9) of adolescents (ages 10-18) were assessed to investigate how parental worries and racial socialization competency (i.e., confidence, skills, and stress) contribute to the association between parental discrimination experiences and their adole…
Parenting profiles of academic and racial socialization
From “crib to coffin”
Despite the proclamation of a "postracial" society, racism in the United States remains "alive and sick" (S. P. Harrell, 2000), negatively impacting the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of Black Americans. Moreover, the complex impact of racism throughout the life span is inadequately understood. Coping with the insidiousness of racism in its myriad forms requires recognizing how it expresses across development. In this developme…
Suicide among Black Children
Recently, research has reported that the rates of suicide among Black children between the ages of 5 to 12-years-old are increasing as they are now more likely to commit suicide than White children. Yet, there are very few, if any, frameworks being used by researchers to explain the risks of suicide among Black children. Suicide research has overwhelmingly been focused on White youth thus leaving a critical gap in suicide research. This conceptua…
The impact of microaggressions on Black college students’ worry about their future employment
Perceived social support offers some protection against the exposure of racial microaggressions, although high-achieving Black college students (the most vulnerable to potential isolation and academic pressure) may not benefit from overall social support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
A Phenomenological Study of Racial Harassment in School and Emotional Effects Among the Retrospective Accounts of Older Black Adolescents
Do Coping Responses and Racial Identity Promote School Adjustment Among Black Youth? Applying an Equity-Elaborated Social–Emotional Learning Lens
This study examines two equity-elaborated social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies among Black adolescents: coping responses to race-related stress at school (self-management) and racial identity (self-awareness), and their relation to school adjustment (school belonging, school valuing, cognitive strategy use). The sample included 151 Black high school students ( M age = 16.42; 52% female) from the southeastern United States. Hierarchica…
Impact of disaster exposure severity
Assessing racial trauma within a DSM–5 framework
Many ethnic minority groups experience higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to their European American counterparts. One explanation for this is the differential experience of racism, which can itself be traumatic. This article aims to provide a theoretical basis for the tra
How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects
This study examined the relationship between pubertal development and type of caregiver-adolescent communication about sex (CACS) among 441 African American caregivers participating in an intervention trial in rural North Carolina. We assessed CACS about general sexual health topics and positive aspects of sexuality. Caregivers’ attitudes and self-efficacy for CACS, and open communication style were examined as potential mediators. Caregivers eng…
African American emerging adults’ experiences with racial discrimination and drinking habits
African Americans who experience a high degree of perceived stress in response to experiences with racial discrimination may be at greater risk for problem drinking than their peers with less perceived stress. These findings highlight the need for novel intervention efforts aimed at mitigating the effects of stress and racial discrimination on health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved
Racial Discrimination and African American Adolescents’ Adjustment
African American Fathers' Racial Socialization Patterns
Existing parenting frameworks have suggested that fathers' developmental histories and social experiences are important determinants of their parenting practices. Few studies, however, have examined how the larger racial context is related to the parenting and socialization practices of African American fathers. Using a profile‐oriented approach, this investigation examines how fathers' racial identity beliefs (racial centrality and regard) and d…
Interrupting the Pathway From Discrimination to Black Adolescents’ Psychosocial Outcomes
Racial discrimination can lead to psychosocial problems for Black adolescents, including internalization (e.g., depression) and externalization (e.g., conduct problems). Black parents (N = 186; M age = 42.9) of adolescents (ages 10-18) were assessed to investigate how parental worries and racial socialization competency (i.e., confidence, skills, and stress) contribute to the association between parental discrimination experiences and their adole…
African American emerging adults’ experiences with racial discrimination and drinking habits
African Americans who experience a high degree of perceived stress in response to experiences with racial discrimination may be at greater risk for problem drinking than their peers with less perceived stress. These findings highlight the need for novel intervention efforts aimed at mitigating the effects of stress and racial discrimination on health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved
School Racial Climate and Academic Outcomes in African American Adolescents
Using a risk and resilience framework, the current investigation explored the relationship between school racial climate and academic outcomes among African American adolescents. Additionally, this study examined whether positive peer characteristics (e.g., peer support; peer academic values) were a protective factor for African American youth who reported perceiving a negative school racial climate. Participants were 126 middle school students (…
Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning
The impact of microaggressions on Black college students’ worry about their future employment
Perceived social support offers some protection against the exposure of racial microaggressions, although high-achieving Black college students (the most vulnerable to potential isolation and academic pressure) may not benefit from overall social support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Profiles of African American College Students’ Alcohol Use and Sexual Behaviors
Though studies show that alcohol use and sexual activity increase during emerging adulthood, few studies examine within-ethnic group differences, particularly among African American college students. This investigation utilized a latent class analytic methodology to identify risk behavior profiles of alcohol use (frequency and amount of alcohol consumed), sexual activity (number of intimate partners), and co-occurring risk behaviors (drinking bef…
Impact of disaster exposure severity
Do Coping Responses and Racial Identity Promote School Adjustment Among Black Youth? Applying an Equity-Elaborated Social–Emotional Learning Lens
This study examines two equity-elaborated social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies among Black adolescents: coping responses to race-related stress at school (self-management) and racial identity (self-awareness), and their relation to school adjustment (school belonging, school valuing, cognitive strategy use). The sample included 151 Black high school students ( M age = 16.42; 52% female) from the southeastern United States. Hierarchica…
I can do bad all by myself”
Findings from this study suggest that Black women experience impairing depressive symptoms, which can be explained by race and gender-specific stress-coping ideologies and behaviors, specifically, the SBW schema. Furthermore, the SBW schema is a factor that may contribute to adverse mental health outcomes among Black women vis-à-vis decreased support-seeking beliefs. We discuss the implications of these findings and how these results can help fac…
Structural Racism and Racial Trauma Among African Americans at Elevated Risk for HIV Infection
Racial Discrimination and Conduct Problems Among Black American Youth
Community Involvement and Reduced Risk Behavior Engagement Among African American Adolescents
Studies have indicated disproportionate health risks among African American adolescents. Given these estimates, research has focused on the prevention of health risk behaviors among this population. Using a strengths-based approach, the current study explored associations between community involvement and African American youths' health risk behaviors. Additionally, this investigation examined youths' empowerment beliefs as a mediator of this ass…
Population mental health science
A recent American Psychological Association Summit provided an urgent call to transform psychological science and practice away from a solely individual-level focus to become accountable for population-level impact on health and mental health. A population focus ensures the mental health of all children, adolescents, and adults and the elimination of inequities across groups. Science must guide three components of this transformation. First, effe…
A Phenomenological Study of Racial Harassment in School and Emotional Effects Among the Retrospective Accounts of Older Black Adolescents
Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning
Racial Discrimination and African American Adolescents’ Adjustment
African American Fathers' Racial Socialization Patterns
Existing parenting frameworks have suggested that fathers' developmental histories and social experiences are important determinants of their parenting practices. Few studies, however, have examined how the larger racial context is related to the parenting and socialization practices of African American fathers. Using a profile‐oriented approach, this investigation examines how fathers' racial identity beliefs (racial centrality and regard) and d…
Community Involvement and Reduced Risk Behavior Engagement Among African American Adolescents
Studies have indicated disproportionate health risks among African American adolescents. Given these estimates, research has focused on the prevention of health risk behaviors among this population. Using a strengths-based approach, the current study explored associations between community involvement and African American youths' health risk behaviors. Additionally, this investigation examined youths' empowerment beliefs as a mediator of this ass…
Profiles of African American College Students’ Alcohol Use and Sexual Behaviors
Though studies show that alcohol use and sexual activity increase during emerging adulthood, few studies examine within-ethnic group differences, particularly among African American college students. This investigation utilized a latent class analytic methodology to identify risk behavior profiles of alcohol use (frequency and amount of alcohol consumed), sexual activity (number of intimate partners), and co-occurring risk behaviors (drinking bef…
Reducing sexual risk behaviors
These findings suggest that alcohol interventions may impact college women's beliefs but not behavior, and future interventions should more explicitly target both alcohol and sexual risk to decrease risky behaviors
Assessing racial trauma within a DSM–5 framework
Many ethnic minority groups experience higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to their European American counterparts. One explanation for this is the differential experience of racism, which can itself be traumatic. This article aims to provide a theoretical basis for the tra
How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects
This study examined the relationship between pubertal development and type of caregiver-adolescent communication about sex (CACS) among 441 African American caregivers participating in an intervention trial in rural North Carolina. We assessed CACS about general sexual health topics and positive aspects of sexuality. Caregivers’ attitudes and self-efficacy for CACS, and open communication style were examined as potential mediators. Caregivers eng…
African American emerging adults’ experiences with racial discrimination and drinking habits
African Americans who experience a high degree of perceived stress in response to experiences with racial discrimination may be at greater risk for problem drinking than their peers with less perceived stress. These findings highlight the need for novel intervention efforts aimed at mitigating the effects of stress and racial discrimination on health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved
School Racial Climate and Academic Outcomes in African American Adolescents
Using a risk and resilience framework, the current investigation explored the relationship between school racial climate and academic outcomes among African American adolescents. Additionally, this study examined whether positive peer characteristics (e.g., peer support; peer academic values) were a protective factor for African American youth who reported perceiving a negative school racial climate. Participants were 126 middle school students (…
Parenting profiles of academic and racial socialization
From “crib to coffin”
Despite the proclamation of a "postracial" society, racism in the United States remains "alive and sick" (S. P. Harrell, 2000), negatively impacting the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of Black Americans. Moreover, the complex impact of racism throughout the life span is inadequately understood. Coping with the insidiousness of racism in its myriad forms requires recognizing how it expresses across development. In this developme…
Suicide among Black Children
Recently, research has reported that the rates of suicide among Black children between the ages of 5 to 12-years-old are increasing as they are now more likely to commit suicide than White children. Yet, there are very few, if any, frameworks being used by researchers to explain the risks of suicide among Black children. Suicide research has overwhelmingly been focused on White youth thus leaving a critical gap in suicide research. This conceptua…
The impact of microaggressions on Black college students’ worry about their future employment
Perceived social support offers some protection against the exposure of racial microaggressions, although high-achieving Black college students (the most vulnerable to potential isolation and academic pressure) may not benefit from overall social support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
A Phenomenological Study of Racial Harassment in School and Emotional Effects Among the Retrospective Accounts of Older Black Adolescents
Do Coping Responses and Racial Identity Promote School Adjustment Among Black Youth? Applying an Equity-Elaborated Social–Emotional Learning Lens
This study examines two equity-elaborated social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies among Black adolescents: coping responses to race-related stress at school (self-management) and racial identity (self-awareness), and their relation to school adjustment (school belonging, school valuing, cognitive strategy use). The sample included 151 Black high school students ( M age = 16.42; 52% female) from the southeastern United States. Hierarchica…
Impact of disaster exposure severity
Interrupting the Pathway From Discrimination to Black Adolescents’ Psychosocial Outcomes
Racial discrimination can lead to psychosocial problems for Black adolescents, including internalization (e.g., depression) and externalization (e.g., conduct problems). Black parents (N = 186; M age = 42.9) of adolescents (ages 10-18) were assessed to investigate how parental worries and racial socialization competency (i.e., confidence, skills, and stress) contribute to the association between parental discrimination experiences and their adole…
School climate‐related determinants of physical activity among high school girls and boys
INTRODUCTION: In the United States, physical activity (PA) among adolescents is declining; 75% of high school students do not meet daily PA guidelines. Low rates of PA are more prevalent among high school girls. Schools provide an optimal environment to target and promote PA. However, school climate has not yet been studied for its importance in promoting PA among high school students, particularly girls. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was c…
Racial Discrimination and Conduct Problems Among Black American Youth
Exploring Naturalistic Diffusion of an Evidence-Based Mental Health Intervention across Peer Networks of Youth in Sierra Leone
Findings suggest that diffusion of evidence-based intervention components can occur naturally among peers in post-conflict LMIC settings. Developing tools to promote the diffusion of the most transferrable EBI components across peer networks could help maximize the benefits of mental health interventions for youth adjustment and resilience in post-conflict settings
Structural Racism and Racial Trauma Among African Americans at Elevated Risk for HIV Infection
The worst of times
The study names school-based AREs and discusses the implications of school-based and clinical-based interventions supporting racially marginalized youth navigating the U.S. education system. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Systematic Review of Neighborhood Factors Impacting HIV Care Continuum Participation in the United States
I can do bad all by myself”
Findings from this study suggest that Black women experience impairing depressive symptoms, which can be explained by race and gender-specific stress-coping ideologies and behaviors, specifically, the SBW schema. Furthermore, the SBW schema is a factor that may contribute to adverse mental health outcomes among Black women vis-à-vis decreased support-seeking beliefs. We discuss the implications of these findings and how these results can help fac…
Psychology (25 obras) · Developmental psychology (15 obras) · Medicine (15 obras) · Psychiatry (15 obras) · Social Psychology (15 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (14 obras) · Social Psychology (13 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (11 obras)