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Effect of Socioeconomic Status (SES) Disparity on Neural Development in Female African-American Infants at Age 1 Month
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Betancourt, Laura M.; Avants, Brian; Farah, Martha J.; Brodsky, Nancy L.; Wu, Jue; Ashtari, Manzar; Hurt, Hallam – Developmental Science, 2016
There is increasing interest in both the cumulative and long-term impact of early life adversity on brain structure and function, especially as the brain is both highly vulnerable and highly adaptive during childhood. Relationships between SES and neural development have been shown in children older than age 2 years. Less is known regarding the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, African Americans, Infants, Neurological Impairments
"Expressive Cool" and the Paradox of Black and White Males' Neighborhood Socialization toward Education
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Johnson, Odis, Jr. – Youth & Society, 2018
This study explores how linkages between adolescents' educational attitudes and achievement vary according to race, expressive culture, and neighborhood collective socialization qualities. Specifically, the study examines (a) racial differences in how males' educational attitudes relate to their academic performance (i.e.,…
Descriptors: African Americans, Whites, Males, Socialization
Caregiver Experiences of Discrimination and African American Adolescents' Psychological Health over Time
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Ford, Kahlil R.; Hurd, Noelle M.; Jagers, Robert J.; Sellers, Robert M. – Child Development, 2013
The present study examined the effect of caregivers' experiences of racial discrimination on their adolescent children's psychological functioning among a sample of 264 African American dyads. Potential relations between caregiver discrimination experiences and a number of indicators of adolescents' (aged 12-17) psychological functioning over time…
Descriptors: Caregivers, African Americans, Racial Discrimination, Adolescents
Bullies, Gangs, Drugs, and School: Understanding the Overlap and the Role of Ethnicity and Urbanicity
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Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Waasdorp, Tracy Evian; Goldweber, Asha; Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Recent media attention has increased interest in behavioral, mental health, and academic correlates of involvement in bullying. Yet, there has not been much interest in investigating the co-occurrence of other health-risk behaviors, such as gang membership, weapon carrying, and substance use. The potential influence of contextual factors, such as…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Ethnicity, Bullying, Mental Health
Unpacking the Gender Gap in Postsecondary Participation among African Americans and Caucasians Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling
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Tekleselassie, Abebayehu; Mallery, Coretta; Choi, Jaehwa – Journal of Negro Education, 2013
National reports recognize a growing gender gap in postsecondary enrollment as a major challenge impacting the lives of young men, particularly African Americans. Previous gender and race specific research is largely inconclusive. It is, for example, unclear from previous research how persistent the gender gap is across various school contexts,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, African Americans, Postsecondary Education, Racial Differences
Neighborhood Context and Immigrant Young Children's Development
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Leventhal, Tama; Shuey, Elizabeth A. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study explored how neighborhood social processes and resources, relevant to immigrant families and immigrant neighborhoods, contribute to young children's behavioral functioning and achievement across diverse racial/ethnic groups. Data were drawn from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, a neighborhood-based,…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Context Effect, Child Development, Immigrants