scholarly journals What are they Saying: Voices from the Inner City? Lived Experience of Inner City African American Adolescents with Asthma

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Othello Childress
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
African American Adolescents

scholarly journals Sleep Disturbance and Risk Behaviors among Inner-City African-American Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 1130-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Grace Umlauf ◽  
John M. Bolland ◽  
Brad E. Lian
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
African American Adolescents

The Origins of Hopelessness Among Inner-City African-American Adolescents

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 293-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Bolland ◽  
Brad E. Lian ◽  
Cecelia M. Formichella
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Inner City ◽  
African American Adolescents

scholarly journals Violence exposure, conflict, and health outcomes in inner‐city African American adolescents

Nursing Forum ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-525
Author(s):  
Stephanie Griggs ◽  
Hilary H. Ratner ◽  
John H. Hannigan ◽  
Virginia Delaney‐Black ◽  
Lisa M. Chiodo
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
African American Adolescents

The Protective Effects of Social Support on Hypertension Among African American Adolescents Exposed to Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052096939
Author(s):  
Hsing-Fang Hsieh ◽  
Justin E. Heinze ◽  
Elise Caruso ◽  
Briana A. Scott ◽  
Brady T. West ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Blood Pressure Level ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
The United States ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Inner City Youth ◽  
The Relationship

African Americans develop hypertension earlier in life than Whites and the racial/ethnic disparities in blood pressure level can appear as early as adolescence. Violence victimization, a prevalent environmental stressor among inner-city youth, may play a role in such disparities. In a sample of inner-city youth in the United States, the current study examines the relationship between violence victimization and hypertension while investigating the role of social support in moderating that relationship. We analyzed eight waves of data from a longitudinal study of African American youth ( n = 353, 56.7% female) from mid-adolescence (9th grade, mean age = 14.9 years old) to emerging adulthood (mean age = 23.1 years old) using probit regression. Higher levels of self-reported violence victimization during ages 14–18 was associated with more reports of hypertension during ages 20–23, after adjusting for sex, socioeconomic status, substance use, and mental distress. The relationship of violence victimization with hypertension was moderated by friends’ support, but not parental support. The association between victimization and hypertension was weaker and non-significant among individuals with more peer support compared to those with less support. Researchers have reported many instances of associations of early violence exposure to later risk for hypertension; however, most have focused on childhood maltreatment or intimate partner violence. We extend these findings to violence victimization in an African American sample of youth from adolescence to early adulthood, while examining social support modifiers. The disparity in African American hypertension rates relative to Whites may partly be explained by differential exposure to violence. Our findings also suggest that having supportive friends when faced with violence can be beneficial for young adulthood health outcomes.

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