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Dotterer, Aryn M.; McHale, Susan M.; Crouter, Ann C. – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
This study investigated the links between racial discrimination and school engagement and the roles of racial socialization and ethnic identity as protective factors in those linkages in a sample of 148, sixth through twelfth grade African American adolescents from working and middle-class two-parent families. In home interviews, youth described…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socialization, Females, Racial Discrimination
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Pittman, Laura D.; Boswell, Michelle K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Little is known about how grandmothers may influence children's development, although they may frequently assist parents in the raising of their children, especially among low-income families. Data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study were used to explore how preschoolers function academically and psychologically over time…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Grandparents
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Mitchell, Christina M.; Kaufman, Carol E.; Beals, Janette – Applied Developmental Science, 2005
Contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is one of the most serious public health issues for adolescents and young adults; rates of STDs among American Indian youth are among the highest of any racial or ethnic group in the United States. Although it is one of the key risk factors for spreading STDs, little is known about individual…
Descriptors: Females, American Indians, Public Health, Males