Reflections on community psychology's past and future: What if a stitch in time only saves six?
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This paper expands comments made upon receipt of the Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology, August 2015. Examination of the discipline's originating intent is reviewed as a foundation for considering its potential for distinguishing it from other social and behavioral sciences. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raymond P. Lorion Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
The interacting effects of psychological empowerment and ethnic identity on indicators of well ‐being among youth of color
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Decades of legislative actions and power imbalances have limited African American/Black and Hispanic/Latina(o) urban youth's perceptions of empowerment and ability to rely upon social and institutional resources. Youth who have access to supportive resources and are connected to their ethnic–racial group perceive themselves as empowered and score higher on indicators of well‐being. Among a sample of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latina(o) urban youth (N = 383) and using multivariate analysis of variance, the current study examined the relationship between psychological empowerment (PE) and ethnic ident...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David T. Lardier, Pauline Garcia ‐Reid, Robert J. Reid Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Contextualizing the mental health of metal youth: A community for social protection, identity, and musical empowerment
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Metal identities are popularly represented as leading to mental health issues but with flawed evidence. We documented the community contexts around metal and well‐being by talking to young metalheads directly. We engaged in repeated, informal talks with 28 young Australians who strongly identified with metal (aged 18–24 years, 5 females and 23 males), and found that the metal identities and community protected them from mental health problems. Four core themes were found from transcripts: they were all bullied or marginalized through social relationships at school; they enjoyed the impact of metal music and ly...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paula Rowe, Bernard Guerin Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Positive youth development and adolescent eating disorder symptomatology: The role of natural mentors
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Natural mentoring relationships have been linked to diverse outcomes in youth; however, little research has examined the role of natural mentors in adolescent eating disorder symptomatology. The present study applied a strength‐based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective to examine the cross‐sectional relations among disordered eating attitudes and behaviors, PYD, and natural mentoring relationships. We used data from 975 9th‐grade youth (61.1% female; meanage = 15.01, standard deviation = 0.73) who participated in the 4‐H Study of PYD. Natural mentoring relationships had a differential associa...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lauren E. Stephens, Edmond P. Bowers, Jacqueline V. Lerner Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
A latent class exploration of adolescent recovery capital
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Recovery capital, an ecological model, has been primarily used to study substance use disorder recovery among adults; however, as adolescents comprised 5.1% of substance treatment admissions in 2015 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2016), it is worth empirically exploring this model with specific attention to this population. Conditional latent variable mixture model analysis using the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health explored whether there were observable classes of recovery capital among adolescents who needed treatment (N = 1,171) and whether sex, race, age, and history of substan...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emily Alden Hennessy Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
A gateway to healing: A community ‐based brief intervention for victims of violence
This study used semistructured, in‐depth interviews to explore key features and self‐reported changes associated with a community‐based, trauma‐informed brief intervention (TIBI) for victims of IPV. Using open coding of transcripts and cross‐case analysis to determine prominent patterns and themes within and between participants, TIBI was perceived as beneficial, safe, and innovative. Positive changes, including improved physical health, psychological well‐being, quality of life, confidence, hope, and personal control, were reported and maintained postintervention. Key features of the intervention were describe...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicole Trabold, Allison O'Malley, Lisa Rizzo, Elizabeth Russell Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
How many factors does the sense of community index assess?
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Studies of university students’ sense of community (SOC) use various scales, one of which is the widely used Sense of Community Index (SCI), conceptualized as a 4‐factor model: membership, influence, needs fulfillment, and shared emotional connection. Research has been unable to show a reliable 4‐factor solution. One possible explanation may be that negatively worded items contribute to lack of model fit, which would be consistent with the claim that SOC was conceptualized as a unipolar positive construct. Data were collected using a positively worded SCI (N = 794). Four models were tested with confirmator...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colleen Loomis, Carrie Wright Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
Church and family support networks and depressive symptoms among African Americans: Findings from The National Survey of American Life
Conclusion:This study underscores the important contributions of church relationships to depressive symptoms among African Americans across the adult life span, and confirms that these associations are independent of family relationship factors and religious service attendance. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Linda M. Chatters, Ann W. Nguyen, Robert Joseph Taylor, Meredith O. Hope Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parenting in the community: A service evaluation of a universal, voluntary sector parenting intervention
This study provides such an evaluation of The Parenting Children Course, a voluntary sector program that is being run both Live and on DVD within a church context. A total of 225 parents participated in the study. Standardized questionnaires were used to measure key parenting variables before and after the course, and at follow‐up 3 months later. Taking the course improved parents’ confidence and reduced parental negativity, but did not improve positive parenting skills. Parents reported that child behavior and family functioning also improved by the end of the course. There were no signs of decay at 3‐month follow...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: E. Gardner, M. Woolgar Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Social antecedents in physical activity: Tracking the self ‐determination theory sequence in adolescents
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The aim of the study was to test the self determination theory (SDT) sequence to predict physical activity (PA) and intention to be active during adolescence: social factors (father, mother, friends, and physical education teacher) → basic psychological needs (BPN) → types of motivation were assessed→ PA and intention to be active. Participants were 1,150 adolescents, Mage = 15.01 (1.55), who completed questionnaires. Structural equation modeling supports the SDT sequence model. Results revealed that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation positively predicted both PA and intention to be active while amotivatio...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Javier Chicote ‐López, Alberto Abarca‐Sos, Laura O. Gallardo, Luis García‐González Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Social antecedents in physical activity: Tracking the self ‐determination theory sequence in adolescents
Journal of Community Psychology,Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 356-373, April 2018. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Classroom relationships, sense of community, perceptions of justice, and collective efficacy for students ’ social well‐being
Journal of Community Psychology,Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 374-382, April 2018. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Journal of Community Psychology,Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 356-373, April 2018. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Journal of Community Psychology,Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 374-382, April 2018. (Source: Journal of Community Psychology)
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Classroom relationships, sense of community, perceptions of justice, and collective efficacy for students ’ social well‐being
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A review of literature suggests a lack of studies analyzing the correlates of school context to social well‐being (SWB). By integrating the perspective of community psychology and social cognition, this study uses structural equation model to examine the effect of classroom climate, classroom sense of community, collective efficacy, and justice beliefs on students SWB. The study involves 390 high school students (58.6% females) between the ages of 13 and 20 years. The results show that classroom relationships as indicator of classroom climate and sense of community are associated with collective efficacy. Furthe...
Source: Journal of Community Psychology - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vincenza Capone, Anna Rosa Donizzetti, Giovanna Petrillo Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
