Utilization of Photovoice to Explore Hope and Spirituality Among Low-Income African American Adolescents

Harley, Dana; Hunn, Vanessa

doi:10.1007/s10560-014-0354-4

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“…One significant component of organizational religious involvement is the frequency of attendance at services and activities—the more time spent in a place may increase the likelihood of knowing and being known by individuals with whom they can form supportive relationships and access other benefits (Harley & Hunn, ; Taylor, Chatters, Lincoln, & Woodward, ; Williams, Irby, & Warner, ). Embedded within this analysis is the dearth of information regarding the types of faith communities that African American girls access in the 21st century.…”

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confidence: 99%

Violence Exposure and Sexual Risk Behaviors for African American Adolescent Girls: The Protective Role of Natural Mentorship and Organizational Religious Involvement

Hope

Lee

Hsieh

et al. 2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights• Violence exposure adversely implicates sexual health behaviors among African American girls.• Religiosity and mentorship can offset the effect of violence exposure on sexual risk behaviors.• Culturally relevant contexts shape adolescent health behaviors and promote resilience.Abstract African American adolescent girls are at increased risk of being exposed to community violence and being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection. Fewer studies, however, have examined the protective roles of natural mentorship and organizational religious involvement as potential moderators that could lessen the effects of violence exposure on health risk behavior. Data from 273 African American ninth grade girls were used to test hypothesized independent and moderated-moderation models. Results suggest that natural mentorship and religious involvement were protective for girls who reported at least one mentor and moderate to high levels of religious involvement. Our findings may be relevant for community stakeholders and organizations that directly interact with religious institutions and community programs that focus on outreach to African American adolescent girls.

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Violence Exposure and Sexual Risk Behaviors for African American Adolescent Girls: The Protective Role of Natural Mentorship and Organizational Religious Involvement

Hope

Lee

Hsieh

et al. 2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Research affirms these theoretical assertions. Spirituality has been associated with elevated levels of hope among adolescents (Ciarrochi and Heaven 2012;Harley and Hunn 2015;Huuskes et al 2016). Specifically, fidelity to spiritual beliefs and values is associated with higher levels of hope and optimism (Ciarrochi and Heaven 2012;Huuskes et al 2016).…”

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“…Whereas existing research suggests that religiousness might be associated with adolescent hope via spirituality (Harley and Hunn 2015) and social connections (Stoddard et al 2011a), few studies have tested models that integrate both spirituality and social connections, especially among youth living in chronic adversity, such as those in El Salvador. Thus, the aim of this paper was twofold (1) to further elucidate the relations between religiousness and hope, and (2) to explore how involvement in the faith-based, child-sponsorship organization, Compassion International (CI), was associated with religiousness.…”

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Exploring Religiousness and Hope: Examining the Roles of Spirituality and Social Connections among Salvadoran Youth

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Given the strong link between religiousness and hope, we sought to further understand the relations of these potentially powerful resources for youth living in adversity. Although existing research suggests that religiousness might be associated with adolescent hope via spirituality and social connections, few studies have tested models that integrate both. Thus, as applied psychologists, the aim of this paper was to test a theoretical model in the lives of youth. Drawing on a Relational Developmental Systems metatheory, we sought to further elucidate the relations between religiousness and hope and to explore how involvement in the faith-based youth-development organization, Compassion International (CI), might facilitate character strengths like hope. In order to do so, we tested whether religiousness was directly and indirectly (via spirituality and social connection) related to hopeful future expectations, using a sample of 9–15-year-olds in El Salvador (M = 11.6 years; n = 888), half of whom were involved in CI and the other half of whom were a locally matched counterfactual sample. Structural equation models revealed that higher levels of religiousness were directly and indirectly associated with higher levels of hope in relation to higher levels of spirituality and social connections among these youth. CI-supported youth reported significantly higher levels of religiousness than the counterfactual sample. Findings suggest that the relationship between religiousness and hope is best understood when it incorporates youth’s spirituality and social connections associated with religion.

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“…When current life circumstances are bleak the belief that the future will be better is a driver of resilience (Maholmes 2014;Masten 2014). Being oriented to the future enables the accommodation of a distressing present, partly because of the implication that the status quo will be transformed as long as certain goals are achieved (Harley and Hunn 2015). To this end, investment in education and career aspirations are central.…”

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Enabling resilience: Shifting the intergenerational career expectations of South Africans challenged by structural disadvantage

Theron

2016

SAJHE

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South African adults who are challenged by structural disadvantage typically urge the younger generation to aspire toward investment in academic education that will potentiate a lucrative career. Young people are likely to be influenced and guided by such intergenerational social expectations, particularly when their choices are not moderated by career counselling interventions. This process is inherently dangerous, however, when structural impediments obstruct the likelihood of young people's achievement of what was anticipated. Accordingly, I use this position paper to sensitize career counsellors as to how narrow intergenerational career expectations are likely, in challenging the resilience of young people in disadvantaged communities, to raise the odds against their success, and to galvanise career counsellors toward lowering these odds. In particular, I propose that career counsellors envisage disadvantaged communities as their clients, and facilitate a shift in career knowledge and intergenerational career expectations.

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Utilization of Photovoice to Explore Hope and Spirituality Among Low-Income African American Adolescents

Cited by 37 publications

References 53 publications

Violence Exposure and Sexual Risk Behaviors for African American Adolescent Girls: The Protective Role of Natural Mentorship and Organizational Religious Involvement

Violence Exposure and Sexual Risk Behaviors for African American Adolescent Girls: The Protective Role of Natural Mentorship and Organizational Religious Involvement

Exploring Religiousness and Hope: Examining the Roles of Spirituality and Social Connections among Salvadoran Youth

Enabling resilience: Shifting the intergenerational career expectations of South Africans challenged by structural disadvantage

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