Showing papers in "Journal of Black Psychology in 2019"
TL;DR: Black males are disproportionately the victims of police killings in the United States, yet few studies have examined their personal narratives of trauma and bereavement resulting from police viole... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Black males are disproportionately the victims of police killings in the United States, yet few studies have examined their personal narratives of trauma and bereavement resulting from police viole...
71 citations
TL;DR: The Black Community Activism Orientation Scale (BCAOS) as mentioned in this paper is a measure of orientation toward activism in and for the Black community, which was developed and validated by the authors of this paper.
Abstract: In this article, we describe the development and validation of a measure of orientation toward activism in and for the Black community—the Black Community Activism Orientation Scale (BCAOS)—in a sa...
22 citations
TL;DR: African Americans benefited comparably less than other groups from Medicaid expansion because they disproportionately reside in states that rejected Medicaid expansion, and this barrier is important to clarify and acknowledge for a realistic perspective on obstacles to keeping and expanding Medicaid coverage.
Abstract: The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion increased coverage especially for the “undeserving poor”—nondisabled, nonelderly adults, who disproportionately are African American. However, African A...
19 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined coping strategies as moderators of the effects of institutional racism on psychological outcomes for a sample of 283 self-identified African American men and found that coping strategies were effective in reducing the effect of racism on mental health.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine coping strategies as moderators of the effects of institutional racism on psychological outcomes for a sample of 283 self-identified African American men. W...
19 citations
TL;DR: The House-Tree-Person (HTP) drawing test has been culturally adapted for Haitian children and objectively scored for resilience and vulnerability (Roysircar, Colvin, Afolayan, Thompson, & Robertson as discussed by the authors ).
Abstract: The House-Tree-Person (HTP) drawing test has been culturally adapted for Haitian children and objectively scored for resilience and vulnerability (Roysircar, Colvin, Afolayan, Thompson, & Robertson...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the experiences of Black mothers who prepare their sons for potential police encounters are explored, and the results show that the presence of police presence in the Black community has historically elicited feel...
Abstract: The current qualitative study explores the experiences of Black mothers who prepare their sons for potential police encounters. Police presence in the Black community has historically elicited feel...
14 citations
TL;DR: Suicide prevention is a growing health concern in America for many minority groups as mentioned in this paper. But suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, and there is limited evidence on suicide prevalence in minority groups.
Abstract: Suicide prevention is a growing health concern in America for many minority groups. Although experts agree suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, there is limited evidence on ho...
14 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the extent to which Black women on TV reflect broader attributes is examined, focusing on their general prevalence or employment/family status, while less is known about the extent of their representations of broader attributes.
Abstract: Existing analyses of Black women on TV have tended to focus on their general prevalence or employment/family status. As such, less is known about the extent to which they reflect broader attributes...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the moderating effect of coping mechanisms (distraction and rumination) and internal assets (hope) on the relationship between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms was investigated.
Abstract: To better understand the moderating effect of coping mechanisms (distraction and rumination) and internal assets (hope) on the relationship between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms,...
9 citations
TL;DR: Despite an overrepresentation of Black women in the criminal justice system, Black women's mental health at the precarious intersection of race, gender, and community-based correctional supervision is overlooked.
Abstract: Despite an overrepresentation of Black women in the criminal justice system, Black women’s mental health at the precarious intersection of race, gender, and community-based correctional supervision...
8 citations
TL;DR: Black Caribbeans seeking mental health treatment in the United States may be mistakenly identified as African American because of their shared skin tone and features as mentioned in this paper, and this racial consolidation does not...
Abstract: Black Caribbeans seeking mental health treatment in the United States may be mistakenly identified as African American because of their shared skin tone and features. This racial consolidation does...
TL;DR: This paper examined two forms of social exclusion toward Afro-Brazilians commonly found in the United States, ostracism and racial microaggressions, and utilized a mixed-method (quantitative-experimental an...
Abstract: We examined two forms of social exclusion toward Afro-Brazilians commonly found in the United States, ostracism and racial microaggressions. We utilized a mixed-method (quantitative-experimental an...
TL;DR: This article examined whether social support mediated the relationship between personality and health, and found that social support was associated with higher health and higher personality in a study with a large number of participants, but less is known about why such relationships exist.
Abstract: Though associations between personality and health have been previously observed, less is known about why such relationships exist. The present study examines whether social support mediated the re...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the association between race-related stress and eating pathology and found that eating pathology literature advances eating pathology through investigating the association of salient stressors for Black American women.
Abstract: The current study aimed to advance the eating pathology literature through investigating the association between a salient stressor for Black American women (race-related stress) and eating patholo...
TL;DR: The authors examined the impact of stigma priming on self-reported severe conduct problems in two studies conducted with African American adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system, and found that the effect of stigma on severe conduct was significant.
Abstract: We examined the impact of stigma priming on self-reported severe conduct problems in two studies conducted with African American adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. Data-collection...
TL;DR: Using the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, the authors assessed the associations between fathers' cognitive engagement and preschoolers' literacy skills in African Caribbean, Indo-Caribbea, and Indian Caribbeans.
Abstract: Using the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, this study assessed the associations between fathers’ cognitive engagement and preschoolers’ literacy skills in African Caribbean, Indo-Caribbea...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report time constraints and a lack of relevance to course material as barriers to the incorporation of diversity content into their courses, and a pilot study demonstrates an ap...
Abstract: Psychology educators report time constraints and a lack of relevance to course material as barriers to the incorporation of diversity content into their courses. This pilot study demonstrates an ap...
TL;DR: In the context of urban Southern Angolan communities, this paper studied the relationship between the family dynamic and its structure across generations, and found that "Rituals and routines are fundamental parts of family dynamic".
Abstract: Rituals and routines are fundamental parts of the family dynamic and contribute to its organization across generations. However, studies on these variables in the context of urban Southern Angolan ...
TL;DR: The seminal article "Toward a Black Psychology" articulated a strengths-based conceptual description toward the development of black psychology as discussed by the authors, which was referred to as the father of Black psychology.
Abstract: Dr. Joseph White was affectionately referred to as “the father of Black psychology.” His seminal article “Toward a Black Psychology” articulated a strengths-based conceptual description toward unde...
TL;DR: Although knowledge of the cognitive factors that place children at risk for worry has grown, little is known about these processes within African American youth as mentioned in this paper, and the present study investigated cogn...
Abstract: Although knowledge of the cognitive factors that place children at risk for worry has grown, little is known about these processes within African American youth. The present study investigated cogn...
TL;DR: DeSouza et al. as mentioned in this paper used mixed methods across three studies to examine ostracism and racial micro-aggressions toward Brazilians of African descent in Brazil.
Abstract: As a discipline and practice, psychology has a long history in Europe and in the United States. Indeed, much of the basic and clinical research in psychology has been conducted in developed countries and findings have been exported to other parts of the globe without concern for culture and context. Countries that are small or that have few psychologists are often not represented in the extant literature, leading Arnett (2008) to challenge American psychology to broaden its focus to include the other 95% of the world. But beyond responding to Arnett’s challenge, it is well established that empirical findings from one context or based on a particular population do not always generalize to other contexts and populations. Thus, this special issue of the Journal of Black Psychology is a welcome addition to the extant literature on psychology from the Black diaspora with a particular focus on the Caribbean broadly defined. There are three pieces in this special issue and each of them focuses on a different aspect of psychological functioning. The first of these (DeSouza et al., 2019) used mixed methods across three studies to examine ostracism and racial microaggressions toward Brazilians of African descent in Brazil. The authors found that focus group participants who experienced microaggressions also reported negative emotional outcomes, showing “convergence between the experiences of persons of color both in the United States and Brazil” (DeSouza et al., 2019, p. 41). The second piece in this issue is from the nation of Haiti. In this piece, Roysircar, Geisinger, and Thompson (2019)
TL;DR: There is increasing interest in promoting positive parenting to improve childhood development in low- and middle-income countries as mentioned in this paper, following propositions in parenting and cultural-ecological framewe...
Abstract: There is increasing interest in promoting positive parenting to improve childhood development in low- and middle-income countries. Following propositions in parenting and cultural-ecological framew...
TL;DR: Based on the assumptions of self-discrepancy theory, this paper examined the degree of overweight, weight-related body images, and the relation between these images and body mass index (BMI).
Abstract: Based on the assumptions of self-discrepancy theory, the present study examined the degree of overweight, weight-related body images, and the relation between these images and body mass index (BMI)...
TL;DR: In this article, the impact and legacy of Dr. Joseph L. White on the field of Black psychology through the lens of A. J. Franklin, a mentee, colle...
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to commemorate and highlight the impact and the legacy of Dr. Joseph L. White on the field of Black psychology through the lens of Dr. A. J. Franklin, a mentee, colle...
TL;DR: The purpose of as mentioned in this paper is to honor the legacy of Dr. Joseph White, one of the founding fathers of Black psychology, and three areas of his legacy are highlighted: his style of mentoring, the impac...
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to honor the legacy of Dr. Joseph White, one of the founding fathers of Black psychology. Three areas of his legacy are highlighted: his style of mentoring, the impac...