Indirect effects of preschool classroom indexes teacher talk were tested on fourth-grade outcomes for 57 students from low-income families in a longitudinal study and home influences reading. Detailed observations audiotaped child language data coded to measure content quantity verbal interactions classrooms. Preschool teachers' use sophisticated vocabulary during free play predicted reading comprehension word recognition (mean age = 9; 7), with mediated by kindergarten measures 5; 6). In...

COVID-19 has had disproportionate contagion and fatality in Black, Latino, Native American communities among the poor United States.Toxic stress resulting from racial social inequities have been magnified during pandemic, with implications for physical mental health socioeconomic outcomes.It is imperative that our country focus invest addressing work across sectors to build self-efficacy long-term capacity within systems of care serving most disenfranchised, now aftermath epidemic.

This mixed-methods study examined urban adolescents’ perceptions of gender and racial/ethnic barriers to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) success, their meaning-making coping regarding these experiences. The sample includes surveys from 1024 high school-aged students interviews 53 students. Logistic analysis showed that higher science aspirations significantly predicted perceived support for girls women in science. Analysis themes microaggressions, responses gender-...

ABSTRACTS A year‐long intervention project was carried out with 248 kindergarten students, composed of 71 students in a control group and 177 whose parents participated an experimental program that included parent education sessions, at‐school parent/child activities, at‐home book‐mediated activities. The intervention, Early Access to Success Education (Project EASE), designed increase the frequency quality language interactions through book‐centered activities give information about...

The effect of childhood trauma, psychiatric diagnoses, and mental health services on school dropout among U.S.-born immigrant youth is examined using data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, a nationally representative probability sample African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Asians, Latinos, non-Latino Whites, including 2,532 young adults, aged 21-29. prevalence rate was 16% overall, with variation by diagnosis, race/ethnicity, nativity. Childhood substance conduct...

Objectives. We present the prevalence of exposure to political violence (PV) among Latino immigrants in US, and perceived need for correlates mental health services use this population. Methods. National Asian American Study (NLAAS), a nationally representative epidemiological survey US Latinos, including probability sample 1630 immigrant Latinos. Our conceptual framework assumes strong role social cultural factors understanding risk psychopathology service use. Results. Eleven percent all...

This article presents a new scale to measure adolescent boys’internalization of masculine norms as evidenced by their attitudes and beliefs about what constitutes appropriate behavior for males within interpersonal relationships. Framing masculinity ideology relational paradigm, the theoretical foundations Adolescent Masculinity Ideology in Relationships Scale (AMIRS) emphasize that it is through relationships become personally meaningful directly consequential boys. Designed specifically...

This article describes the development and validation of Adolescent Femininity Ideology Scale (AFIS) through three studies with racially, ethnically, socioeconomically diverse early, middle, late adolescent girls. Distinguished from feminine personality trait gender role, concept femininity ideology represents individual-level construct that links individual females to social constructions femininity. The AFIS measures extent which girls have internalized or resisted two negative conventions...

In this paper, we explore how early adolescents' descriptions of their romantic relationships produce evidence precursors to violence are woven into the fabric such from very beginning experiences “heterosociality.” We identified Rich's (1983) concept compulsory heterosexuality as an interpretive framework for analyzing these relationship narratives, examining qualitative data two samples (combined n= 100) diverse in ethnicity and income form a dialogue between youth perspectives theory....

Co-design of digital mental health technology with youth and families is a relatively new but growing approach to intervention development. In this perspective article, researchers used collaborative reflexivity through duoethnography methodology reflect report on experiences lessons learned conducting co-designed projects marginalized families. Researchers engaged in written reflective dialogue regarding designed co-develop technology-based apps computer programs support their Reflections...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Minoritized youth face greater odds of unmet mental health needs compared to their white peers and are disproportionately affected by the social determinants (SDoH). These inequities worsened in wake COVID-19 pandemic. Digital interventions offer a promising solution deliver quality information, support, resources, address stigma, help link families SDoH-related services for improved wellness. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This paper outlines an innovative...

Substance use is common among adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We aimed to develop and study an integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders.This a therapy development open pilot trial of manualized stress, depression, substance that uses combination cognitive (CT) mindfulness.Descriptive statistics paired sample t-tests were calculated assess changes in PTSD symptoms, frequency from baseline end using standardized measures validated by urine drug screens. also...

Data from emerging adults (ages 18–29, N = 900) in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Study was used to examine influence of childhood and adult religiosity religious-based decision-making, adversity, on alcohol use. Childhood protective against early use progression later abuse or dependence, but did not significantly offset adversity patterns heavy drinking adjusted logistic regression models. Religiosity adulthood negatively associated with disorders. Protective associations for...

Abstract: We present data from 4 lesbian and 5 gay male same‐sex couples who have been together 20 years or more. Couples included those legally married unmarried, with without children, were interviewed within the first year legalized marriage was enacted in Massachusetts. Using life course theory case study methodology, we investigate supports constraints related to relationship longevity how these factors influence couples’ responses option of legal decades into their relationships. Seven...

The Collaborative Language and Literacy Instruction Project (CLLIP) is a model of professional development designed to help teachers incorporate research-based practices literacy instruction, support mastery, sustained use these through coaching, serve as foundation for whole-school reform efforts. We describe the model, intervention, implementation, subsequent results from an exploratory study in which we tested student outcomes kindergartners fourth graders classrooms CLLIP against matched...

ABSTRACT Latina immigrant women are vulnerable to traumatic stress and sexual health disparities. Without autonomy over their reproductive related decision‐making, justice is elusive. We analyzed behavioral data from 175 participants ( M age = 35; range 18–64) of the International Latino Research Partnership (ILRP) study. used descriptive inferential statistics compare mothers minor children those without, regarding psychological health, correlates past exposure trauma. Over one third (38%)...