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Utsey, Shawn O.; Giesbrecht, Norman; Hook, Joshua; Stanard, Pia M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
This study tested a sociocultural model of stress and coping in a sample of 215 African Americans. Psychological resources (optimism, ego resilience) were modeled as a "nested self" (S. E. Hobfoll, 2001), supported by social resources (family adaptability and cohesion) and cultural resources (racial pride, religiosity). Race-related stress was a…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Racial Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Psychologists
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Mihalas, Stephanie; Powell, Heather; French, Rachel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
The current study examined important predictors of substance use during early adolescence. The authors hypothesized that adolescents' relationships with key adults (i.e., teachers and parents) influence their choices to use substances indirectly through links with their decisions regarding peer groups. A total of 461 middle school students from an…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Early Adolescents