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Mechanisms of Family Impact on African American Adolescents' HIV-Related Behavior
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Kogan, Steven M.; Brody, Gene H.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Chen, Yi-fu; Grange, Christina M.; Simons, Ronald L.; Gerrard, Meg; Cutrona, Carolyn E. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
A longitudinal model that tested mediating pathways between protective family processes and HIV-related behavior was evaluated with 195 African American youth. Three waves of data were collected when the youth were 13, 15, and 19 years old. Evidence of mediation and temporal priority were assessed for 3 constructs: academic engagement, evaluations…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Structural Equation Models, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
The Influence of Role Status on Risky Sexual Behavior among African Americans during the Transition to Adulthood
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Kogan, Steven M.; Brody, Gene H.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Murry, Velma McBride; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Simons, Ronald L.; Wingood, Gina; DiClemente, Ralph – Journal of Black Psychology, 2008
Little research has examined the links between role status changes during the transition to adulthood and sexual behaviors that place African Americans at risk for sexually transmitted infections. Moreover, the mediating processes that explain these links, or protective factors that may buffer young adults from risky sexual behavior, are unknown.…
Descriptors: African Americans, Employment Level, Young Adults, Parents
Sibling Relationships in Rural African American Families.
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Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda; Smith, Trellis; Gibson, Nicole Morgan – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999
A family process model was used to link mothers' and fathers' psychological functioning to sibling relationship quality in a sample of 9- to 12-year-old African American youth (N=85) living in the rural Southeastern United States. Better parental psychological functioning was linked to more supportive relationships in the family, and youth in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Influence, Fathers, Mothers
A Risk-Amelioration Model of Sibling Relationships: Conceptual Underpinnings and Preliminary Findings.
Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology, 1996
This study represents further work into the area of what specific processes determine whether a sibling relationship will be positive or negative. Specifically addressed was the influence of each child's personality or temperament in shaping the quality and type of sibling relationship. Significant attention was paid to analyzing sibling…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Emotional Development, Family Influence, Family Role
Health Consequences of Alcohol Use in Rural America.
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Brody, Gene H.; Neubaum, Eileen; Boyd, Gayle M.; Dufour, Mary – 1997
Results of three national surveys suggest that the prevalence of drinking was lower in nonmetropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas. However, nonmetro and metro areas were similar in the presence of risk for heavy, dependent, and problem drinking. Therefore, they probably share similar risks for health consequences of such levels of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Black Youth, Drinking, Epidemiology
Longitudinal Direct and Indirect Pathways Linking Older Sibling Competence to the Development of Younger Sibling Competence.
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Brody, Gene H.; Kim, Sooyeon; Murry, Velma McBride; Brown, Anita C. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Tested links between early adolescent older sibling (OS) and younger sibling (YS) competence in rural African American families. Found that OS competence was stable across time and related to improvements in mothers' psychological functioning from Wave 1 to Wave 2. Mothers' Wave-2 psychological functioning related to Wave-3 involved-supportive…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Children, Competence, Early Adolescents