Resilience among urban African American male adolescents: A study of the protective effects of sociopolitical control on their mental health
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Resilience refers to the notion that some people succeed in the face of adversity. In a risk-protective model of resilience, a protective factor interacts with a risk factor to mitigate the occurrence of a negative outcome. This study tested longitudinally the protective effects of sociopolitical control on the link between helplessness and mental health. The study included 172 urban, male, African American adolescents, who were interviewed twice, 6 months apart. Sociopolitical control was defined as the beliefs about one's capabilities and efficacy in social and political systems. Two mental health outcomes were examined--psychological symptoms and self-esteem. Regression analysis to predict psychological symptoms and self-esteem over time were conducted. High levels of sociopolitical control were found to limit the negative consequences of helplessness on mental health. The results suggest that sociopolitical control may help to protect youths from the negative consequences of feelings of helplessness. Implications for prevention strategies are discussed.
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The risk-protective model of resiliency holds that the strength of the relationship between risk factors and outcomes depends on protective factors that weaken the adverse effects of risks on outcomes.
“the risk-protective model of resiliency, in which the strength of the relationship between risk factors (e.g., high relative deprivation) and outcomes (e.g., social anxiety) depends on the presence of protective factors (e.g., trait mindfulness), which weaken the adverse effects of risks on outcomes (Zimmerman et al., 1999; Hollister-Wagner et al., 2001).”
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The results are consistent with the risk-protective model of resiliency.
“our results are consistent with the risk-protective model of resiliency”
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Background
- Authors
- Zimmerman, M. A., Ramírez-Valles, J., & Maton, K. I.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- ORCID
- Zimmerman, Marc A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-12
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 733-751
- ISSN
- 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2770
- OpenAlex
- W1935071710
- Cited by
- 232
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institutes of Health (5r01da004766-02)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA07484-02S1, R01DA04766, R01DA007484)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- resilience, sociopolitical control, helplessness, mental health, self-esteem, psychological symptoms, African American adolescents, urban youth, prevention
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Psychology, Adolescent, Affect, Anxiety, Black or African American, Depressive Disorder, Female, Helplessness, Learned, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Politics, Risk Factors, Self Concept, Social Control, Formal, Urban Population, Baltimore
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