The Strong African American Families Program
Disrupting the Negative Consequences of Racial Discrimination Through Culturally Tailored, Family-Based Prevention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8103612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cady Berkel (0000-0001-9664-9485, corresponding author), Velma Mcbride Murry (0000-0003-2663-2738), Nalani Thomas, Nalani A Thomas, Beza Bekele (0000-0002-3816-0064), Marlena Debreaux (0000-0003-1155-4589), Marlena L Debreaux, Catherine González (0000-0002-2660-6559), Catherine M Gonzalez, Rachel Hanebutt (0000-0003-2342-3615) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-55 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Prevention Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1389-4986 • E-ISSN: 1573-6695 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11121-022-01432-x |
| PMID | 36107276 |
| OpenAlex | W4295907816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 79 |
Racism continues to be a major source of stress for African Americans and can impair psychological functioning. Adolescents experiencing discrimination may engage in self-soothing, but risky behaviors, which leave them at risk for negative life trajectories. Black pride has been identified as a key factor in explaining the heterogeneity in responses to discrimination. Racial socialization, strategies parents use to promote Black pride and protect youth from discrimination, is an important focus of family-based prevention programs serving African American families. This study tests the efficacy of a culturally tailored preventive intervention for rural African American families to disrupt the negative consequences of discrimination on adolescent psychological functioning. Four waves of data from the Strong African American Families (SAAF) efficacy trial (Murry & Brody in Journal of Marital & Family Therapy 30(3):271-283, 2004) with 667 African American families in rural Georgia were used for this study. Structural equation modeling was used to test study hypotheses. Adolescent experiences with discrimination at age 15 predicted concurrent psychological functioning and multiple risk behaviors at age 16, including sexual risk behavior, substance use problems, academic failure, and juvenile justice involvement. Mediation analyses demonstrated that psychological functioning was a significant mediator of these relations. The SAAF program was associated with increases in racial socialization, which in turn fostered gains in adolescent Black pride. Black pride was indirectly associated with reduced risk behavior through adolescent psychological functioning, but Black pride did not moderate the effect of discrimination on psychological functioning. This study confirms that family-based prevention can support African American adolescent mental health in the context of discrimination. However, more emphasis on reducing exposure to discrimination is needed
African american · Health psychology · Public health · Racial bias · Racism · Sociology · Anthropology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gender Studies · Social Psychology
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Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
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The Relation Of Racial Identity And Racial Socialization To Coping With Discrimination Among African American Adolescents
The Race/Ethnic Age Crossover Effect in Drug Use and Heavy Drinking
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Trajectories of perceived adult and peer discrimination among Black, Latino, and Asian American adolescents
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Pathways from racial discrimination to multiple sexual partners among male African American adolescents
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EMBR ace
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More Than a Metaphor
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |