“…As such, the Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) posits that adolescents of color develop a growing awareness of racial discrimination that may impact their self‐concept (Spencer, Dupree, & Hartmann, ). Additionally, Black youth are overrepresented in low‐income families in the United States (Addy, Engelhardt, & Skinner, ), with such economic hardship relating to strained parent–child relationships among Black youth and their caregivers (Anderson, ). Finally, Black youth encounter higher rates of neighborhood violence (e.g., homicide; Voisin, ), which has been linked to psychological distress and posttraumatic stress syndrome in adolescents (Berton & Stabb, ; Kupersmidt, Shahinfar, & Voegler‐Lee, ).…”