There has been little systematic study of the impact of support groups on the psychological well-being (PWB) of adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Questionnaires[...]

The purpose of this study was to examine structural, academic, and personal factors affecting the transition of African American males to high school by giving voice to t[...]

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how institutional agents and interpersonal networks contribute to the development of social capital in a pre-coll[...]

Background: Although relatively little is known about the responsible factors, there is an increased prevalence of essential hypertension in youth. Our previous research [...]

The purpose of this study was to conduct a feasibility test of a 12-week church-based physical activity intervention that was culturally sensitive and age and gender spec[...]

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the influences of colorism on perceived harm of sexual risk taking behaviors among 243 African American adolescent female[...]

Effective diet-based interventions targeting youth at risk for developing hypertension (HTN) require understanding adolescent meal patterns and their relation to HTN. The[...]

Study ObjectiveTo test associations and interactions between racial identification, neighborhood risk, and low birth weight disparities between infants born to African-Am[...]

Despite evidence of ethnic differences in substance use patterns among adolescents in community samples, clinical studies have not found ethnic differences in posttreatme[...]

This article reports the results of research exploring how ethnicity and ethnic identity may "protect" adolescents against drug use and help them form antidrug use norms.[...]

Health disparities research has indicated that urban, low-income African-American adolescents experience ecological and contextual factors like community violence, socioe[...]

BackgroundConsiderable prior research targeting African American children has focused on the pervasiveness of problematic behavior and negative risk factors associated wi[...]

Background: The reported prevalence of depression and anxiety among African American children and adolescents and their negative sequalae suggest a need to further explor[...]

Answers as to whether sexually-oriented music lyrics influence adolescent sexual initiation are unclear. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid ins[...]

Discrimination experiences can act as salient stressors for ethnic minority adolescents by impacting a variety of developmental outcomes in a negative manner. However, th[...]

Deliberative decision-making has been identified as a key developmental milestone during adolescence. Parents play a central role in developing adolescents' deliberative [...]

The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the physical activity behavior of Black female adolescents age 14-18 in the Charlotte, NC public school[...]

Previous research illustrates the persistence of racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes across all age groups, including teen mothers. However, limited literature e[...]

African Americans watch more television than any other race, with African American teens watching 7 hours and 55 minutes per day compared to 6 hours and 33 minutes viewed[...]

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how eight high-achieving African American high school adolescents who participated in an early college academy progra[...]