African American Males

Spurgeon, Shawn L.; Myers, Jane E.

doi:10.1177/0021934708315153

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“…These treatments of African American students are based on negative perceptions and have been extremely harmful to the education of African American males (B. D. Tatum, 1997;Tucker, Dixon, & Griddine, 2010). Spurgeon and Myers (2010) noted that manifestations of African American masculinity are often viewed as oppositional to the culture of the school. Examples of negative perceptions regarding these behaviors can include attire (e.g., beltless pants hanging below the waist), language (e.g., the manner in which young African American males talk, incorporating rapping), and the use of soulful handshakes as a form of greeting.…”

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Stories of Six Successful African American Males High School Students

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This qualitative, narrative study explored experiences of six successful African American male high school students. Findings suggested that barriers prior to high school were negative elements in the home and community. To be successful in high school, they overcame barriers of absent fathers, disruptive homes, negative community, and peers, and an inadequate school system. They found support in spirituality, a desire to make mother proud, and from school personnel. Personal characteristics contributing to their success included self-esteem, spiritual maturity, and inner motivation to succeed.

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“…Individuals from ethnic and racial minority populations were less likely to be in the DW pro le, which had no representation from the African American/Black, Asian American/Paci c Islander, or Native American communities. This was a surprising result for our team as an overwhelming majority of research centers on low wellness outcomes for individuals from ethnic and racial minority groups (Gamby et al, 2021;Spurgeon & Myers, 2010). One potential explanation is that a higher proportion of White individuals receive counselling services than racial and ethnic minorities (SAMHSA, 2015) and may have been overly represented in this counselling sample.…”

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Exploring the Relationship of Integrated Behavioral and Primary Healthcare with Wellness Profiles

Fields,

Limbert,

Starrett

2024

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We aimed to describe a potential relationship between an adult’s wellness and the level of care (LOC) they received in their counselling services. Through an online survey panel, we recruited clients who received counselling over the last 12 months (N = 466). Participants responded to questions about their demographics, health, and mental health history, the LOC for their counselling or therapy, and 5F-WEL (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). We analyzed the data using latent profile analysis (LPA), profiles were developed based on their responses to the 5F-WEL second order factors. We found four profiles as an appropriate solution, each had significant differences in age, sexuality, race and ethnicity, degree, work status, marriage status, and mental health diagnoses. The LOC was not significant. Our results inform practitioners, counselor educators, and policymakers on the impact IC has on an individual’s wellness, and inform future research on the relationship between wellness and IC.

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“…Specifically, prior research has demonstrated the importance of receiving support from same-race peers for Black college students (Brooms & Davis, 2017; Grier-Reed & Wilson, 2016; Strayhorn, 2017; Thelamour et al, 2019). However, it may be more difficult for Black students who attend PWIs to rely on social support from same-race peers than for Black students who attend historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs; Spurgeon & Myers, 2010). Thus, relying on social support coping in the context of a PWI, where Black college students often experience heightened stress related to racial discrimination and a restricted sense of belonging (Griffith et al, 2019; Lewis et al, 2021; Shahid et al, 2018), may exacerbate Black college students’ arousal responses to acute racial discrimination.…”

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Affect reactivity and lifetime racial discrimination among Black college students: The role of coping.

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Benson²,

Buhrman³

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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Black individuals face psychological distress resulting from lifetime experiences of racial discrimination, and these experiences may be especially harmful to Black college students as they forge their social identities. One way to examine psychological distress induced by racial discrimination is by assessing affect reactivity, or the degree to which aspects of individuals’ mood changes in response to a stressor. This quantitative investigation examines the association between lifetime racial discrimination frequency and stress responses to acute racial discrimination via two aspects of affect reactivity, valence and arousal, and if coping strategies moderate this association. A sample of 239 Black college students (Mage = 19.59, SDage = 2.15, 68.6% female) completed an online questionnaire that included measures of racial discrimination, coping, and demographics. They then attended a laboratory visit during which their affective responses to a stress task were collected. Regression analyses indicated an interaction between lifetime racial discrimination and social support coping on arousal reactivity in response to acute racial discrimination. For individuals who reported low levels of social support coping, more frequent lifetime racial discrimination was associated with a decrease in arousal. For individuals who reported high levels of social support coping, more frequent lifetime racial discrimination was associated with an increase in arousal. Implications for the mental health of Black college students exposed to racial discrimination and avenues for further investigation are discussed.

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African American Males

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

Stories of Six Successful African American Males High School Students

Stories of Six Successful African American Males High School Students

Exploring the Relationship of Integrated Behavioral and Primary Healthcare with Wellness Profiles

Affect reactivity and lifetime racial discrimination among Black college students: The role of coping.

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