Neighborhood context and adjustment in African American youths from single mother homes
The intervening role of hopelessness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12475336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle A Gonzalez (0009-0008-2192-8242, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Michelle Gonzalez (0000-0002-7777-6216), Deborah J Jones (0000-0002-5168-9245, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Carlye Kincaid (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Carlye Y Kincaid, Jessica Cuellar (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0026846 |
| PMID | 22506815 |
| OpenAlex | W2155648961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
African American youths from single mother homes are more likely to live in neighborhoods characterized by greater risk and fewer resources than youth from two parent homes or European American youths; in turn, such adverse conditions are associated with increased adjustment problems. Despite this well-established vulnerability, relatively little is known about variables linking neighborhood context to youth adjustment. With the aim of identifying a potential youth-focused intervening variable amenable to intervention, this study examined the intervening role of hopelessness in the association between neighborhood context and adjustment problems in a sample of 171 African American youths (11-16 year olds) from single mother homes. Findings revealed direct associations between neighborhood context and youth adjustment, as well as indirect associations through youth hopelessness, although findings varied by the marker of neighborhood context (sense of community or perceived crime) and adjustment (internalizing or externalizing problems). Building on prior work noting that hopelessness is amenable to psychosocial intervention, the present findings suggest that hopelessness may afford a valuable target for prevention and intervention programming among African American youths from single mother homes in the context of adverse neighborhood conditions
African american · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Vulnerability (computing · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2017 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |