Henry A Willis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4874629 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Henry A Willis |
| PRENOMES | Henry A |
| SOBRENOME | Willis |
| ASSINATURA | WILLIS H A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7427-0340 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 121 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
U.S. adolescents’ critical race digital literacy skills
This manuscript examines whether demographic factors and learning opportunities predict critical race digital literacy (CRDL) task performance among U.S. adolescents. Data come from the National Survey of Critical Digital Literacy, where 11–19-year-old adolescents’ CRDL skills were assessed through their responses to real-life, contemporary examples of race-related digital media (N = 1138). We found white participants performed significantly lowe…
Online racial discrimination, racial-ethnic identity beliefs, and racism-based traumatic stress symptoms among racially-ethnically minoritized adolescents
Online racial discrimination (ORD) has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, and this rise is associated with negative mental health outcomes for racially and ethnically minoritized adolescents. As with offline racial discrimination, ORD can contribute to elevated racism-based traumatic stress (RBTS) symptoms in youth. Racial-ethnic identity beliefs can buffer the harmful effects of racial stressors, but their role in mitigating ORD’s im…
The impact of multidimensional forms of online racism on posttraumatic stress symptoms
These findings are among the first to illustrate the varied experiences of online racism among Black and Latine youth and the first to support that RI beliefs, particularly private regard beliefs, may serve as a protective factor against the adverse effects of online racism on PTSS, particularly for those with lower exposure levels. This has the potential to influence practice and policy interventions aimed at treating and addressing PTSS among B…
Racism-based traumatic stress symptoms and risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Black and Latine adolescents
RBTS symptoms may be relevant in identifying suicide-related risk, particularly suicide attempts, among Black and Latine adolescents. While these findings provide insights into the relationship between RBTS and suicide-related risk, the cross-sectional design limits causal inference, and the use of a convenience sample may limit generalizability to the broader Black and Latine populations. Tailored interventions that address the nuanced effects o…
Online racial discrimination scale
The ORD scale is a reliable and valid measure for assessing experiences of online racial discrimination in Black and Latinx adolescents. These findings provide further support for the ORD scale's psychometric properties to help advance this line of research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Is racism like other trauma exposures? Examining the unique mental health effects of racial/ethnic discrimination on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generali…
4.47, 95% CI [1.77, 11.32]). Overall, rPTEs demonstrated stronger associations with PTSD, MDD, and GAD compared to conventional PTEs. Findings align with racial trauma frameworks proposing that racial/ethnic discrimination is a unique traumatic stressor with distinct mental health impacts on ethnoracially minoritized youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
From Google Searches to Russian Disinformation
This study uses a Critical Race Digital Literacy framework to examine Black and Latinx adolescents’ ability to critically evaluate race-related materials online. Participants completed four tasks that required them to engage with a range of race-related material, from search results to social media content. Findings indicate that the majority of participants demonstrated an “emerging” or “mastery” level understanding of search results and determi…
Anti-Black Structural Racism Goes Online
Anti-Black racism is an established social determinant of racial health disparities in the United States. Although the majority of research on racism examines in-person individual-level experiences, a majority of Americans engage online and may therefore be exposed to racism directly or indirectly in online contexts. Research suggests that the structural technological features of online contexts may be especially powerful in perpetuating and enac…
The Associations Between Internalized Racism, Racial Identity, and Psychological Distress
Internalized racism, or the acceptance of negative stereotypes about one's own racial group, is associated with psychological distress; yet, few studies have explored the longitudinal impact of internalized racism on the psychological well-being of African American emerging adults. Furthermore, racial identity's role as a protective factor in the context of internalized racism remains unclear. This study examined the longitudinal impact of intern…
Race-Related Traumatic Events Online and Mental Health Among Adolescents of Color
Racial identity and changes in psychological distress using the multidimensional model of racial identity
Findings suggest that racial identity dimensions that are proposed to be stable may change over time. These results also suggest that initial levels of racial identity variables (i.e., racial regard) predict later rates of change in psychological distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved
Race-Related Traumatic Events Online and Mental Health Among Adolescents of Color
The Associations Between Internalized Racism, Racial Identity, and Psychological Distress
Internalized racism, or the acceptance of negative stereotypes about one's own racial group, is associated with psychological distress; yet, few studies have explored the longitudinal impact of internalized racism on the psychological well-being of African American emerging adults. Furthermore, racial identity's role as a protective factor in the context of internalized racism remains unclear. This study examined the longitudinal impact of intern…
Anti-Black Structural Racism Goes Online
Anti-Black racism is an established social determinant of racial health disparities in the United States. Although the majority of research on racism examines in-person individual-level experiences, a majority of Americans engage online and may therefore be exposed to racism directly or indirectly in online contexts. Research suggests that the structural technological features of online contexts may be especially powerful in perpetuating and enac…
Racial identity and changes in psychological distress using the multidimensional model of racial identity
Findings suggest that racial identity dimensions that are proposed to be stable may change over time. These results also suggest that initial levels of racial identity variables (i.e., racial regard) predict later rates of change in psychological distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved
Race-Related Traumatic Events Online and Mental Health Among Adolescents of Color
Racial identity and changes in psychological distress using the multidimensional model of racial identity
Findings suggest that racial identity dimensions that are proposed to be stable may change over time. These results also suggest that initial levels of racial identity variables (i.e., racial regard) predict later rates of change in psychological distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved
From Google Searches to Russian Disinformation
This study uses a Critical Race Digital Literacy framework to examine Black and Latinx adolescents’ ability to critically evaluate race-related materials online. Participants completed four tasks that required them to engage with a range of race-related material, from search results to social media content. Findings indicate that the majority of participants demonstrated an “emerging” or “mastery” level understanding of search results and determi…
Anti-Black Structural Racism Goes Online
Anti-Black racism is an established social determinant of racial health disparities in the United States. Although the majority of research on racism examines in-person individual-level experiences, a majority of Americans engage online and may therefore be exposed to racism directly or indirectly in online contexts. Research suggests that the structural technological features of online contexts may be especially powerful in perpetuating and enac…
The Associations Between Internalized Racism, Racial Identity, and Psychological Distress
Internalized racism, or the acceptance of negative stereotypes about one's own racial group, is associated with psychological distress; yet, few studies have explored the longitudinal impact of internalized racism on the psychological well-being of African American emerging adults. Furthermore, racial identity's role as a protective factor in the context of internalized racism remains unclear. This study examined the longitudinal impact of intern…
Online racial discrimination scale
The ORD scale is a reliable and valid measure for assessing experiences of online racial discrimination in Black and Latinx adolescents. These findings provide further support for the ORD scale's psychometric properties to help advance this line of research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Is racism like other trauma exposures? Examining the unique mental health effects of racial/ethnic discrimination on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generali…
4.47, 95% CI [1.77, 11.32]). Overall, rPTEs demonstrated stronger associations with PTSD, MDD, and GAD compared to conventional PTEs. Findings align with racial trauma frameworks proposing that racial/ethnic discrimination is a unique traumatic stressor with distinct mental health impacts on ethnoracially minoritized youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The impact of multidimensional forms of online racism on posttraumatic stress symptoms
These findings are among the first to illustrate the varied experiences of online racism among Black and Latine youth and the first to support that RI beliefs, particularly private regard beliefs, may serve as a protective factor against the adverse effects of online racism on PTSS, particularly for those with lower exposure levels. This has the potential to influence practice and policy interventions aimed at treating and addressing PTSS among B…
Racism-based traumatic stress symptoms and risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Black and Latine adolescents
RBTS symptoms may be relevant in identifying suicide-related risk, particularly suicide attempts, among Black and Latine adolescents. While these findings provide insights into the relationship between RBTS and suicide-related risk, the cross-sectional design limits causal inference, and the use of a convenience sample may limit generalizability to the broader Black and Latine populations. Tailored interventions that address the nuanced effects o…
U.S. adolescents’ critical race digital literacy skills
This manuscript examines whether demographic factors and learning opportunities predict critical race digital literacy (CRDL) task performance among U.S. adolescents. Data come from the National Survey of Critical Digital Literacy, where 11–19-year-old adolescents’ CRDL skills were assessed through their responses to real-life, contemporary examples of race-related digital media (N = 1138). We found white participants performed significantly lowe…
Online racial discrimination, racial-ethnic identity beliefs, and racism-based traumatic stress symptoms among racially-ethnically minoritized adolescents
Online racial discrimination (ORD) has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, and this rise is associated with negative mental health outcomes for racially and ethnically minoritized adolescents. As with offline racial discrimination, ORD can contribute to elevated racism-based traumatic stress (RBTS) symptoms in youth. Racial-ethnic identity beliefs can buffer the harmful effects of racial stressors, but their role in mitigating ORD’s im…
Psychology (9 obras) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Gender Studies (7 obras) · Racism (6 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Mental health (4 obras) · Psychiatry (4 obras)