When Friends Are Family: Relatives As Peers Amongst Low-Income Urban Adolescents

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. West-Bey
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Adolescents

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income, Urban Adolescents: Cognitive and Contextual Factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban V. Cardemil ◽  
Ellen H. O'Donnell ◽  
Christianne Esposito-Smythers ◽  
Kristen Schoff D'Eramo ◽  
Bree E. Derrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Contextual Factors

Moderating Effects of Coping Style on Externalizing Behaviors and Substance Use in Urban Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Bria Gresham
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Community Violence Exposure

Community violence exposure is associated with externalizing problems in adolescents, yet little research has examined the moderating role of coping in these relationships. Eighty-four low-income, urban adolescents (Mage = 13.36, 50%male, 95%African American) participated in two waves of a longitudinal study a year and a half apart. Youth reported their community violence exposure and coping styles at Wave 1, and their delinquent behavior, physical aggression, and substance use at Waves 1 and 2. Conduct problems were assessed by parent-report at Waves 1 and 2. Results showed that avoidant coping predicted less delinquency, aggression, substance use, and conduct problems over time. Further, avoidant coping attenuated the effect of community violence on delinquency. Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping did not moderate community violence exposure effects. Findings suggest that among low-income, minority urban youth, avoidant coping may protect against the development of externalizing problems in the context of community violence exposure.

Stress and Somatic Complaints in Low-Income Urban Adolescents

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Reynolds ◽  
Jeffrey H. O'Koon ◽  
Eros Papademetriou ◽  
Sylvia Szczygiel ◽  
Kathryn E. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Somatic Complaints

Assessing the Eating Behaviors of Low-income, Urban Adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariane Fahlman ◽  
Nate McCaughtry ◽  
Jeffrey Martin ◽  
Alex C. Garn ◽  
Bo Shen
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Eating Behaviors

Urban Youth’s Views of Children’s Nurturance and Self-determination Rights: An Exploratory Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle M. Elisha ◽  
Martin D. Ruck
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Story Character

The present qualitative study examined low-income urban adolescents’ understanding of children’s rights. Using a written instrument, sixteen 11–15 year olds responded to hypothetical vignettes in which a child story character expresses the desire to exercise a nurturance or self-determination right. Participants were asked whether they, their parents, and their peers would support the story characters’ rights and to provide justifications for their responses. Results indicated that in general participants were in favour of supporting children’s nurtur­ance and self-determination rights. However, participants believed that while their parents would support children’s nurturance rights they would show less support for children’s self-determination rights. In contrast, participants suggested that their peers would likely reject children’s nurturance rights but support the story-character’s self-determination rights. The types of explanations young people used to explain their thinking showed clear differences for nurturance and self-determination rights. Findings are discussed in relation to the available theory and research on young people’s views and understanding of children’s rights.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document