title: Celebrating the strengths of black youth: increasing self-esteem and implications for prevention.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the impact of a preventive intervention program, celebrating the strengths of black youth (CSBY), on African American children's self-esteem, racial identity, and parental racial socialization messages. CSBY consisted of 10 in-person group sessions in which small groups of middle school students met two trained group leaders. Parents were invited to attend three of the 10 group sessions. African American children between the ages of 7 and 10 were randomly assigned to either a treatment (TX; n = 33) or waitlist control (WLC; n = 40) group. Pre- and post-measures were completed to capture treatment effects. Analyses revealed that treatment group participants had higher levels of self-esteem post intervention than WLC group participants. In addition, treatment group parents were more likely to communicate egalitarian messages to their children post intervention than WLC parents. The advantages of a cultural heritage, strengths-based preventive intervention for African American youth and suggestions for future research are discussed.
authors: 3-C Institute for Social Development, 1901 N. Harrison Ave., Suite 200, Cary, NC, 27513, USA.
authors: Ndidi
authors: N
authors: Okeke-Adeyanju
authors: Lorraine C
authors: LC
authors: Taylor
authors: Ashley B
authors: AB
authors: Craig
authors: Rachel E
authors: RE
authors: Smith
authors: Aqiyla
authors: A
authors: Thomas
authors: Alaina E
authors: AE
authors: Boyle
authors: Melissa E
authors: ME
authors: DeRosier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D012951:Socialization; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors