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Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration 持续政治冲突背景下父母的WhatsApp应对资源：生态探索。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70017

Daphna Yeshua-Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun-Lewensohn

{"title":"Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration","authors":"Daphna Yeshua-Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun-Lewensohn","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70017","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment. In this study, we examined how parents cope with prolonged political violence online, based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory and the three levels of coping it encompasses: personal, family, and community. We employed a photo-elicitation technique during in-depth interviews with 21 parents residing in communities near the Israel-Gaza border, to identify digital coping strategies in WhatsApp groups. The data were collected in January 2023, prior to the outbreak of the October 7th Israel-Gaza war, and therefore reflect coping processes during a period that alternated between relative calm and episodes of escalation. Theoretically, our findings contribute to expanding the core concepts of coping theories, traditionally studied in offline environments, to the digital realm. Empirically, our analysis revealed that participants developed digital coping methods at two ecological levels: personal and community. At the personal level, our participants used local WhatsApp parent groups (WPGs) to manage stress by exchanging emotional and instrumental support and venting emotions. At the community level, our participants indicated that local WPGs could help address emergencies collectively through the provision of instrumental support, emotional support, relief through humor, and as a platform for venting. Our study, by identifying how they use local digital settings, indicates the ways residents can potentially increase their personal and community resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"77 1-2","pages":"98-117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13007763/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration 邻里社会融合的推动者和障碍。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70016

Joelle Fuchs, Deena Shariq, Emily Yang, Giselle Maya, Taylor L. Wilds, Collin W. Mueller, Arianna M. Gard

{"title":"Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration","authors":"Joelle Fuchs, Deena Shariq, Emily Yang, Giselle Maya, Taylor L. Wilds, Collin W. Mueller, Arianna M. Gard","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70016","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks. Social integration within the neighborhood context (e.g., chatting with neighbors, participating in local organizations) is another tool that can be used to combat loneliness, but less is known about the process of social integration for residents situated in different sociodemographic groups. The current study examines variability in the process of neighborhood social integration across sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., social role, racial-ethnic identity, and housing tenure). Thematic analyses were conducted on semi-structured interviews with 29 residents of Wards 4 and 5 of Washington, D.C. Results suggested that relative to caregivers and community leaders, youth reported fewer opportunities for neighborhood social integration; frequently noted barriers were lack of shared identity, the transient nature of D.C., and school location. Despite sociodemographic heterogeneity in facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration, many residents called for more community programming and ‘third places’ to facilitate neighborhood connections.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"77 1-2","pages":"83-97"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13007761/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145028729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards a theory of sociopolitical development and socialization during middle childhood 儿童中期社会政治发展与社会化理论之探讨。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70024

Anna L. Deloia

{"title":"Towards a theory of sociopolitical development and socialization during middle childhood","authors":"Anna L. Deloia","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70024","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sociopolitical development (SPD)—that is, “the process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, analytical skills, emotional faculties, and the capacity for action in political and social systems necessary to interpret and resist oppression” (Watts et al., 2003, p. 185)—allows young people to engage in their communities in ways that promote justice and collective wellbeing. Participation in supportive adult–child relationships is theoretically and empirically linked to SPD. However, additional research is needed to investigate the mechanisms through which these relationships support SPD, especially during the understudied developmental period of middle childhood (ages 7–11). This paper presents a theoretical literature review with the goal of consolidating existing evidence about SPD and the social and relational forces that shape it during middle childhood. It also expands on the theory of SPD by proposing the related concept of sociopolitical socialization (SPS), which describes the kinds of socialization between young people and their relational partners that promote SPD, and by highlighting imagination as a previously implicit component of SPD with particular significance for middle childhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"77 1-2","pages":"196-214"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145190722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Barriers and facilitators of leaders' initiation of community self-help groups for well-being: A mixed methods study 领导者发起社区幸福自助团体的障碍与促进因素：一项混合方法研究。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70022

Luis González-de Paz, Alicia Alcaraz-Rodríguez, Pablo Galvez-Hernandez, Alba de la Torre, Cristina Conejo, Carmen Herranz

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Effects of family and domestic violence on adolescents' health-related quality of life in China: Roles of health-risk behaviors and social supports. 家庭暴力对中国青少年健康相关生活质量的影响：健康风险行为和社会支持的作用

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-18 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70059

Siyuan Liu, Yueping Song, Zhixin Shi, Chenyu Yan, Yibo Wu

{"title":"Effects of family and domestic violence on adolescents' health-related quality of life in China: Roles of health-risk behaviors and social supports.","authors":"Siyuan Liu, Yueping Song, Zhixin Shi, Chenyu Yan, Yibo Wu","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.70059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Family and domestic violence (FDV) has profound effects on adolescents, acting as a key predictor of poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, research on its comprehensive health impacts remains sparse. The study aims to examine the mediating role of health-risk behaviors (HRB) and the moderating role of social support in the relationship between FDV and HRQoL. Data were drawn from the 2022 Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents, involving 4003 adolescents aged 12-19 years in China. Structural Equation Models were employed to investigate the relationship between FDV, HRB, social support, and adolescent HRQoL. Nearly half of the adolescents reported experiencing FDV. FDV was significantly associated with lower HRQoL among adolescents. HRB, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep disorders, and appetite loss, mediated this relationship. Social support moderated the effects of HRB on HRQoL, buffering the negative impact. Gender differences were observed in how specific types of FDV affected HRQoL. These results provide a basis for policymakers to develop comprehensive strategies for reducing HRB and strengthening support systems for adolescents. Additionally, gender-specific interventions are essential for addressing the unique needs of affected populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147472322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Maintaining trust in uncertain times: Funding pauses and the ethical cost to community-engaged research. 在不确定时期保持信任：资助暂停和社区参与研究的伦理成本。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70028

Brynn E Sheehan

{"title":"Maintaining trust in uncertain times: Funding pauses and the ethical cost to community-engaged research.","authors":"Brynn E Sheehan","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70028","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Federal funding pauses, once considered rare, are increasingly disrupting the stability and continuity of community-engaged research. Even projects with active, awarded grants are experiencing the strain of funding uncertainty, raising substantive concerns among research teams and community partners. These disruptions extend beyond operational delays; they jeopardize the continuity of relationships developed through sustained, collaborative engagement. In the absence of clear information about a project's future, uncertainty undermines trust and challenges the ethical principles that guide human subjects research, particularly beneficence and justice. This paper draws on direct experience and insights from the broader field to examine the practical and ethical implications of funding instability in community-engaged research contexts. It further outlines structural recommendations to mitigate harm, including the establishment of bridge funding mechanisms, the integration of pause-contingency planning into grant proposals, and enhanced transparency from funding agencies. Institutional review boards and oversight entities may consider developing clear guidance for maintaining ethical obligations during funding disruptions. Research continuity must be recognized not as a procedural convenience, but as a foundational element of ethical research practice. Upholding the core values of community-engaged research necessitates systems explicitly designed to promote stability, accountability, and sustained partnership, even amid an increasingly unpredictable funding environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":"291-294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13007744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145511636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using community-based participatory research to contextualize Latino exposure to community violence: A mixed qualitative and spatial analysis approach. 以社区为基础的参与性研究将拉丁裔暴露于社区暴力：一种混合定性和空间分析方法。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70003

Kyle C Deane, Maureen T S Burns, Maryse H Richards, Catherine DeCarlo Santiago, Ogechi Cynthia Onyeka, Amanda White, Felix K So

{"title":"Using community-based participatory research to contextualize Latino exposure to community violence: A mixed qualitative and spatial analysis approach.","authors":"Kyle C Deane, Maureen T S Burns, Maryse H Richards, Catherine DeCarlo Santiago, Ogechi Cynthia Onyeka, Amanda White, Felix K So","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70003","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the relationship between community violence exposure and maladaptive outcomes has been established, the dynamic between violence exposure and resilience factors in youth is not well understood. The current study utilizes a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework and employs a novel mixed-methods approach integrating quantitative geographic information systems (GIS) data and semi-structured qualitative focus groups to examine violence exposure, family functioning, and neighborhood characteristics, such as community assets, as experienced and reported by Latino adolescents. Participants (N = 40; age 12-18) included Mexican American youth residing in an urban area and were recruited based on their involvement in a youth organization. The youth-made maps and focus groups revealed that participants identified friends and family, social capital, and community engagement as safe and protective. However, the characterization of schools was more complicated and inconsistent. While schools appear to be sources of refuge and places to process neighborhood stressors for some youth, exposure to violence within and around school made them unsafe for others. Future studies and interventions, especially school safe passage programs, should consider a similar CBPR mixed-methods approach due to the precision of the GIS data and the youth voice brought by the qualitative methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":"423-435"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12747598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144697378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"I never realized how hard recovery is." A quasi-experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention. “我从来没有意识到恢复有多难。”阿片类药物预防青年参与行动研究项目的准实验评价。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70001

Elizabeth H Weybright, Katherine Hampilos, Alison J White, Cassandra Grinstead, Jennifer Fees, Melanie Greer, Erica L Doering, Laurie M Graham

{"title":"\"I never realized how hard recovery is.\" A quasi-experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention.","authors":"Elizabeth H Weybright, Katherine Hampilos, Alison J White, Cassandra Grinstead, Jennifer Fees, Melanie Greer, Erica L Doering, Laurie M Graham","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70001","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid-focused YPAR project. YPAR participants (n = 28) completed a pre- and post-survey capturing psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behavior. A non-YPAR comparison group (n = 18) provided post-survey data. Mean comparisons were conducted to identify changes among participants and between intervention and comparison groups. YPAR participants demonstrated increased psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behaviors. In contrast to the comparison group, YPAR participants reported increased psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge, but not behaviors. Evaluation of this opioid-focused YPAR project indicated positive outcomes. Findings expand research on YPAR effectiveness for substance use prevention. Engaging youth is an effective approach for individual and community change and a promising strategy to address the opioid epidemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":"396-407"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12747608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144938999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A formidable scholar, friend, and mentor: Celebrating the life and work of Lonnie Snowden. 一个令人敬畏的学者、朋友和导师：庆祝朗尼·斯诺登的生活和工作。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-18 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70035

Genevieve Graaf, Kate D Cordell, Erin C Accurso, Amani M Nuru-Jeter, Susan Stone

{"title":"A formidable scholar, friend, and mentor: Celebrating the life and work of Lonnie Snowden.","authors":"Genevieve Graaf, Kate D Cordell, Erin C Accurso, Amani M Nuru-Jeter, Susan Stone","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70035","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In September of 2025, the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley-where Dr. Lonnie Snowden was a faculty member for two decades-organized a research symposium to reflect his life's work and to honor his outsized influence on the field of mental health disparities research and on the lives and careers of many mental health policy and services scholars. The symposium, and the events surrounding it, revealed a profound truth about Dr. Snowden's commitment to community psychology: Through his work, not only did he uncover important and difficult insights about disparities in mental health treatment for vulnerable populations with rigor and relevance, but he also orchestrated and developed an intergenerational community of scholars to carry that work forward. Through his mentorship, friendship, and multidisciplinary collaborative research, the community of scholars he has grown and mentored over the last 40 years generates impact equal to that of his scholarship, continuing his legacy in improving access to high quality mental health treatment and reducing mental health disparities. Stories from colleagues, former students, post-doctoral fellows, and his family, illustrate how Dr. Snowden made every person he worked with, especially those he mentored, feel special-seen, valued, and heard. This unique and incredibly important talent is perhaps the biggest part of Dr. Snowden's legacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":"479-482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145547707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Black-bodied resistance, healing, and love through community-driven research. 通过社区驱动的研究，黑人身体的抵抗、治愈和爱。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70009

Dawn X Henderson

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