Christina C. Tam, Libo Li, Sam Kosai, Sarah E. Duhart Clarke, Cindy L. Ehlers, Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe
{"title":"Protective effects of ethnic enclaves: Testing pathways to alcohol use and use disorders in Mexican American young adults","authors":"Christina C. Tam, Libo Li, Sam Kosai, Sarah E. Duhart Clarke, Cindy L. Ehlers, Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12756","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12756","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ethnic enclave residence is associated with decreased risk for drinking and related problems, but less is known about the mechanisms that explain this association. Informed by theories of social control, we used a multilevel framework to examine whether negative attitudes toward drinking mediated associations between ethnic enclave residence (i.e., neighborhood linguistic isolation) and alcohol outcomes among Mexican American young adults (<i>N</i> = 628) in Southern California. Model 1 assessed mediation effects in the pathways from linguistic isolation to current drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Model 2 adjusted for parental drinking attitudes and neighborhood alcohol availability. There were differential associations by gender in direct effects of linguistic isolation and negative drinking attitudes on both drinking and AUD. Among women only, linguistic isolation was related to greater abstinence and decreased AUD after accounting for social control proxies of parent attitudes and alcohol availability. Young adults' own drinking attitudes did not mediate relationships between linguistic isolation and alcohol outcomes. This study offers evidence on the importance of disaggregating Hispanic national groups by gender to uncover social mechanisms within ethnic enclave settings for tailored supports in reducing risk of drinking and alcohol-related harms.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"75 1-2","pages":"22-32"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330211","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}
Christopher C. Collins, Elizabeth Kwon, Steven M. Kogan
{"title":"Parenting practices and trajectories of proactive coping assets among emerging adult Black men","authors":"Christopher C. Collins, Elizabeth Kwon, Steven M. Kogan","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12758","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12758","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Positive youth development (PYD) frameworks suggest that a critical response to investigating the challenges young Black men living in resource poor communities experience involves identifying contextual resources in young men's lives and personal assets that promote success. The following study examines heterogeneity in proactive coping assets trajectories, parental practices as predictors of developmental trajectories, and associated outcomes of each trajectory. The study sample consisted of Black emerging adult men living in rural Georgia (<i>N</i> = 504). At baseline, men were between the ages of 19 and 22 (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 20.29; SD = 1.10). At wave four, the participants' mean age was 27.67 (SD = 1.39). Results of growth mixture modeling from waves 1 to 3 discerned three developmental trajectory classes of emerging adults' proactive coping assets: a <i>high and increasing</i> class (<i>n</i> = 247, 49%), a <i>low and stable</i> class (<i>n</i> = 212, 42%), and a <i>moderate and decreasing</i> class (<i>n</i> = 45, 9%). Trajectory classes were linked to baseline levels of parental support, coaching, and expectations. Analysis revealed that parental support and parental coaching predicted proactive coping asset trajectory class identification. Links were then investigated between emerging adults' proactive coping asset trajectory classes and wave four physical health, depression, and alcohol use. Results revealed significant associations between class identification, alcohol use, and physical health. Study findings provide evidence supporting the impact of parenting on emerging adult Black men, underscoring the need to expand resources that support parenting and emerging adult relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 3-4","pages":"210-226"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12758","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141255682","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}
{"title":"Healing and wellbeing outcomes of services for Aboriginal people based on cultural therapeutic ways: A systematic scoping review","authors":"Sarah Wise, Amanda Jones, Gabrielle Johnson, Shantai Croisdale, Caley Callope, Catherine Chamberlain","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12759","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12759","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aboriginal Australians experience disproportionately high rates of mental health problems as the result of European colonisation, and Western evidence-based treatment has been strikingly ineffective in improving the situation. Cultural Therapeutic Ways is a culturally specific healing and wellbeing practice framework developed by the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency that focuses on culturally based practices, trauma awareness, and self-determination. Despite wide recognition of the importance of these elements in Indigenous healing and wellbeing programs, its measurable empirical impact is currently unclear. This paper summarises findings from a systematic scoping review to ascertain the published knowledge base for Cultural Therapeutic Ways and the gaps in knowledge that can inform future evaluation. Forty-two studies of programs that applied Cultural Therapeutic Ways with Indigenous participants from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States of America were identified from the literature search. Services based on Cultural Therapeutic Ways contributed to healing and wellbeing because they create safety, strengthen cultural connections, develop empowerment and provide opportunities to release emotion, and increase social and spiritual support. As the review set out to determine the published evidence base for Cultural Therapeutic Ways, other effective approaches may have been overlooked. To develop the evidence base for Cultural Therapeutic Ways, service design must clearly describe target groups, whether the program is delivered by Aboriginal people, the processes of Cultural Therapeutic Ways utilised in service delivery, and how they are blended with Western approaches. Research efforts could also productively be focused on identifying or constructing culturally appropriate outcome measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 1-2","pages":"5-15"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12759","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141255859","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}
Emre Umucu, Beatrice Lee, Chi Chang, Dorota Szymkowiak, Jack Tsai
{"title":"Geographic and psychosocial correlates of homelessness or unstable housing among US veterans in the Midwest","authors":"Emre Umucu, Beatrice Lee, Chi Chang, Dorota Szymkowiak, Jack Tsai","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12751","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12751","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this study was to explore (1) the prevalence of physical and mental health conditions among veterans stratified by homelessness and unstable housing (HUH) in several Midwestern states, and (2) the correlation between HUH and sociodemographic, military, financial, risky behavior, health, and geographical characteristics. The study cohort consisted of 7260 HUH veterans and stably housed veterans in 2018–2022 in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed which revealed the strongest associations with HUH were any incarceration experience (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.21) and rural location (AOR = 0.33). Frontier and remote location scores (AOR = 1.23) were associated with increased risk of HUH among veterans. Our results suggest potential differences in risk for HUH among veterans living in rural versus frontier and remote locations, which may be important to consider to provide care to the many veterans in these areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 1-2","pages":"142-151"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140920834","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}
{"title":"“We are mothers, sisters, and lovers too”: Examining young Black women's experiences navigating sex and sexual health","authors":"Natasha A. Darko, Ciann L. Wilson, Vanessa Oliver","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12753","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12753","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In Canada, there is a lack of research that addresses the sexual health and well-being of African, Caribbean, and Black young women. This paper aims to gather perspectives of young Black women to address the social contexts of how young Black women navigate issues related to sex and sexual health. Young Black women experience unique dynamics in navigating their sexualities and sexual healthcare. The nuanced experiences stem from social contexts with historical underpinnings, such as the perception of Black women's bodies, Black identity, gender roles, and sexual double standards. This Community-Based Participatory Research study (<i>N</i> = 24) utilized focus groups to examine young Black women's experiences navigating sexual health. Employing a thematic analysis, participants identified four themes representing their narratives of navigating sexual health. The themes included the perceptions and hypersexuality of Black women's bodies, navigating sexual double standards and gender roles as Black women, diverse Blackness, and migration experiences concerning sexual health and surveillance of Black women's bodies. This paper is intended to add to scholarly discourse and will include practical strategies for use by researchers and community practitioners in sexual health within the Black community.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 3-4","pages":"196-209"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673438/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140910834","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}
{"title":"Societal and community factors facilitating cultural adaptation and mental health of North Korean refugee women in South Korea","authors":"Boyoung Nam, Sangyoon Han, Ijun Hong","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12757","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12757","url":null,"abstract":"<p>North Korean (NK) refugee women face unique challenges in their acculturation process in South Korea (SK), often leading to higher rates of depression among them. This study uses the Multidimensional Individual Difference Acculturation (MIDA) model to examine the role of societal and local community factors in facilitating cultural adaptation and influencing mental health issues, such as depression, among NK refugee women. The study focuses on three predictors from the MIDA model: out-group social support, attachment to NK culture, and daily life experience of discrimination. Data from a sample of 212 NK refugee women in SK were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings highlight the crucial role of the social and community environment in attaining a balance between embracing a new culture and preserving one's connection to one's heritage culture. This balance is essential for promoting stable cultural adaptation, sound mental health, and overall well-being, so as to reduce the incidence of depression among NK refugee women. Based on the results, specific intervention strategies are proposed to support the acculturation journey of NK refugee women in SK.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 3-4","pages":"184-195"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673836/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140875584","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}
Ayda Agha, Stephen W. Hwang, Anita Palepu, Tim Aubry
{"title":"The role of housing stability in predicting social capital: Exploring social support and psychological integration as mediators for individuals with histories of homelessness and vulnerable housing","authors":"Ayda Agha, Stephen W. Hwang, Anita Palepu, Tim Aubry","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12754","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12754","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social capital is a collective asset important for individual and population well-being. Individuals who experience homelessness may face barriers in accessing social capital due to health challenges, small social networks, and social exclusion. Data from a 4-year longitudinal study was used to determine if housing stability predicted greater social capital and if this relationship was mediated by social support and psychological integration for a sample of 855 homeless and vulnerably housed participants living in three Canadian cities. Findings showed that housing stability was not associated with trust and linking social capital. However, higher levels of social support and psychological integration had a mediating effect on the association between housing stability and trust and linking social capital. These findings highlight the importance of social support and psychological integration as means of promoting social capital for people who experience homelessness and vulnerable housing. Social interventions for housed individuals with histories of homelessness may be an avenue to foster greater social capital by building relationships with neighbors and connections to community resources and activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 3-4","pages":"173-183"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673515/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140875585","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}
Alana M. W. LeBrón, Victoria E. Rodriguez, Brandy R. Sinco, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Edith C. Kieffer
{"title":"Racialization processes and depressive symptoms among pregnant Mexican-origin immigrant women","authors":"Alana M. W. LeBrón, Victoria E. Rodriguez, Brandy R. Sinco, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Edith C. Kieffer","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12755","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12755","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines how racialization processes (conceptualized as multilevel and dynamic processes) shape prenatal mental health by testing the association of discrimination and the John Henryism hypothesis on depressive symptoms for pregnant Mexican-origin immigrant women. We analyzed baseline data (<i>n</i> = 218) from a healthy lifestyle intervention for pregnant Latinas in Detroit, Michigan. Using separate multiple linear regression models, we examined the independent and joint associations of discrimination and John Henryism with depressive symptoms and effect modification by socioeconomic position. Discrimination was positively associated with depressive symptoms (<i>β</i> = 2.84; <i>p</i> < .001) when adjusting for covariates. This association did not vary by socioeconomic position. Women primarily attributed discrimination to language use, racial background, and nativity. We did not find support for the John Henryism hypothesis, meaning that the hypothesized association between John Henryism and depressive symptoms did not vary by socioeconomic position. Examinations of joint associations of discrimination and John Henryism on depressive symptoms indicate a positive association between discrimination and depressive symptoms (<i>β</i> = 2.81; <i>p</i> < .001) and no association of John Henryism and depressive symptoms (<i>β </i>= −0.83; <i>p</i> > .05). Results suggest complex pathways by which racialization processes affect health and highlight the importance of considering experiences of race, class, and gender within racialization processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"75 1-2","pages":"5-21"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12755","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140875580","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}
{"title":"Gender, race, and space: A qualitative exploration of young Black women's perceptions of urban neighborhoods","authors":"Kayla J. Fike, Jacqueline S. Mattis","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12752","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12752","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How people think and feel about their neighborhood impacts the way they think of themselves and their futures. These linkages are especially important to understand in the case of urban-residing young Black women. Researchers know very little about what contributes to young Black adults' urban neighborhood perceptions and often rely on “expert” definitions of markers of neighborhood quality. These definitions and subsequent explorations of residents' neighborhood assessment have not adequately considered intersecting oppressive systems that structure urban spaces both physically and socially. Further, within-group diversity of young Black adults based on other social identities, such as gender and class, has gone underexplored in research on residents' neighborhood assessment. We used theory from Black feminist geography and sociology to guide our thematic analysis of interviews with young Black women (<i>N</i> = 9) regarding their urban neighborhood quality. We sought to explore the aspects or features of the neighborhood that young Black women discussed and how social identities may play a role in young Black women's descriptions of their urban neighborhoods. We argue three themes tell an overarching story of young Black women's urban spatial critical analysis: (1) outsiders' perceptions versus our realities, (2) gendered safety, and (3) visibility of young Black women. Young Black women's narratives highlighted communal aspects of neighborhood evaluation and attention to dominant narratives regarding marginalized groups and urban spaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 1-2","pages":"152-168"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12752","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140624714","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}
Danielle Maude Littman, Tara Milligan, Rebecca Berry, Brendon Holloway, Marquisha Lawrence Scott
{"title":"What do recently housed young people imagine for the future of third places? Using game-based inquiry to (re)imagine affirming, youth-centered third places","authors":"Danielle Maude Littman, Tara Milligan, Rebecca Berry, Brendon Holloway, Marquisha Lawrence Scott","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12750","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.12750","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Third places—public and community settings like parks and libraries—are theorized to serve as sources of social connection, community, and play. Yet, young people who hold marginalized identities, such as those experiencing homelessness and housing instability, often endure discrimination in third place settings. This study used game-based inquiry to partner with recently housed young people who have experienced chronic housing instability (<i>N</i> = 21) to understand how they would (re)imagine future third places. We then analyzed transcripts from these game sessions through qualitative thematic analysis. Participants suggested that certain tenets must be present in third places: they must offer opportunities for <i>agency and individualization</i>; they must <i>meet everyday needs</i>; and they must be <i>explicitly inclusive</i>. To actualize these tenets, participants imagined <i>places that meet many needs and do many things</i>; <i>portable and adaptable physical spaces; freedom to choose how to play</i>; <i>attending to and subverting oppressive social hierarchies</i>; providing <i>choice for privacy or connection</i>; <i>knowing people will be around</i>; and <i>free amenities</i>. These findings have implications for theoretical development, practices in present and future third places, and methodological development of games in research.</p>","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"74 1-2","pages":"127-141"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12750","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140598550","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}