Taking advantage of opportunities: community involvement, well-being, and urban youth.
Positive interpersonal and community factors were examined as predictors of psychological outcomes. Over 200 African-American adolescents participated in four assessments across 2 years. Self-report surveys were administered to 5th through 8th grade students from three schools, and data were analyzed through hierarchical linear regressions. Results suggest that having a role model, school-belonging, community involvement, and church attendance predicted better psychological outcomes.
McMahon
Susan D
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Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. smcmahon@depaul.edu
Singh
Joshua A
JA
Garner
Lakeasha S
LS
Benhorin
Shira
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002641:Chicago; D002648:Child; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population