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Exploring the promotive pathway between ethnic-racial identity, depression and anxiety symptoms, and substance use among African American emerging adults.

“…Within the intervention literature, although studies have not examined substance use specifically, there is evidence to support the utilization of interventions aimed at clarifying and bolstering one’s ERI in producing positive effects on other psychological and behavioral health outcomes among African American youth (Loyd & Williams, 2017; Umaña-Taylor et al, 2018). For instance, programs with components aimed at bolstering ERI have also been shown to help reduce risk for negative externalizing/behavioral outcomes including, reduced negative behaviors at school (Cherry et al, 1998), decreased relational aggression (Belgrave et al, 2004), and decreased risky sexual behaviors (Murry et al, 2007). However, a limitation of this body of work is that a majority of the studies have been conducted among minority youth and adolescents.…”

Cultural integrity and African American empowerment: Insights and practical implications for community psychology.

“…There are several examples of culturally grounded school-based (Flay et al, 2004) and out-of-school time (Cherry et al, 1998) health promotion programs for youth. The Aban Aya Youth Project (AYPP), a school-based randomized control study, offers another example of sociocultural infusion.…”

An empirically supported and culturally specific engagement and intervention strategy for African American adolescent males.

“…Studies have shown that adolescents who reject traditional values have been shown to be more likely to affiliate with deviant peers and engage in substance abuse and other delinquent behaviors (Hawkins, Catalano, & Miller, 1992;Jessor & Jessor, 1977;Kandel, 1982). Street culture further increases the social distance between African American teens and protective Afrocentric values and beliefs (Anderson, 1990;Burton, Allison, & Obeidallah, 1995;Cherry et al, 1998;Johnson et al, 1996), thus increasing the likelihood that youth will affiliate with antisocial peers (Cairns, Cairns, Neckerman, Gest, & Gairepy, 1988), initiate drug use (Johnson et al, 1996), and develop or reinforce a cognitive belief system that further increases the likelihood of deviant peer association, substance abuse, aggression, and delinquency (Dodge, Price, Bachorowski, & Newman, 1990). Feeling alienated from mainstream prosocial influences and becoming connected to de-linquent and deviance-prone street culture also decreases the chances of receiving the socialization and skills needed to succeed outside of the street environment (Anderson, 1990(Anderson, , 1999Gil et al, 2004;LaFromboise, Coleman, & Gerton, 1993).…”

“…This article articulates the critical model components of an empirically based culturally syntonic intervention with antisocial, street involved, African American adolescent males. The components of this culturally responsive treatment appear to be (a) the incorporation of accurate cultural knowledge and attention to the multiple cultural influences of the adolescent (Cherry et al., 1998), (b) the use of a multiple-systems-oriented intervention model (within which the cultural interventions and focus is embedded), (c) intervention in the known areas of risk and protective factors (Hawkins et al., 1992; Liddle et al., 1998), (d) the active involvement of the adolescent in developing treatment themes and goals (Diamond et al., 1999), (e) the systematic focus and discussion of cultural themes to enhance adolescent engagement, (f) linking adolescents with prosocial mentors and role models (Zimmerman et al., 1995), and (g) teaching adolescents new skills which help prepare them for a world outside of their street culture (LaFromboise et al., 1993). An indication of the success of MDFT in treating ethinically diverse clients is demonstrated by MDFT's effeciveness retaining clients in treatment longer than clients in outpatient and residential comparison treatments (Dakof, Rowe, Liddle, & Henderson, 2003).…”