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Rose, Theda; Joe, Sean; Shields, Joseph; Caldwell, Cleopatra H. – Child Development, 2014
The influence of family, school, and religious social contexts on the mental health of Black adolescents has been understudied. This study used Durkheim's social integration theory to examine these associations in a nationally representative sample of 1,170 Black adolescents, ages 13-17. Mental health was represented by positive and negative…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Integration, African American Children, Males
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Seaton, Eleanor K.; Caldwell, Cleopatra H.; Sellers, Robert M.; Jackson, James S. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The present study examined whether combinations of ethnicity, gender, and age moderated the association between perceived discrimination and psychological well-being indicators (depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and life satisfaction) in a nationally representative sample of Black youth. The data were from the National Survey of American Life,…
Descriptors: African American Children, Life Satisfaction, Adolescents, Racial Discrimination
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Seaton, Eleanor K.; Caldwell, Cleopatra H.; Sellers, Robert M.; Jackson, James S. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2010
The present study examined discrimination attributions in the psychological well-being of Black adolescents. Findings are based on a representative sample of 810 African American and 360 Caribbean Black youth, aged 13-17, who participated in the National Survey of American Life. Youth completed measures of perceived discrimination, discrimination…
Descriptors: African American Children, Life Satisfaction, Adolescents, Age Differences