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JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 175-188Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9346-z
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African American; Adolescents; Gender differences; Rural; Racism; Racial socialization; Parenting; Racial identity; Community influences; SEM; Focus groups; Mixed methods
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Prior research demonstrates negative consequences of racism, however, little is known about community, parenting, and intrapersonal mechanisms that protect youth. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study illuminated linkages between positive and negative contextual influences on rural African American adolescent outcomes. Quantitative results provide support for Structural Ecosystems Theory, in that the influence of discrimination and collective socialization on adolescent outcomes was mediated by racial socialization and positive parenting. Parenting and community influences contributed to adolescent racial identity and self image, which protected against common negative responses to racism; including academic underachievement, succumbing to peer pressure, and aggressive tendencies. Qualitative results indicate that current measures of discrimination may underestimate adolescents' experiences. Adolescents reported racist experiences in the domains of school, peers, and with the police (males only). Moreover, qualitative findings echoed and expanded quantitative results with respect to the importance of the protective nature of parents and communities.
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