Wilkerson, T. A., Stokowski, S., Fridley, A., Dittmore, S. W., & Bell, C. A. (2020). Black Football Student-Athletes’ Perceived Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 55–81. Black male student-athletes have endured frequent stereotyping on college campuses (Hawkins, 2010). Additionally, Black student-athletes have experienced… read more
Psychological Health (PSH)
Imagining the Comprehensive Mattering of Black Boys and Young Men in Society and Schools: Toward a New Approach
Carey, R. L. (2019) Imagining the Comprehensive Mattering of Black Boys and Young Men in Society and Schools: Toward a New Approach. Harvard Educational Review: Fall 2019, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 370-396. In this essay, Roderick L. Carey draws from social-psychological perspectives on mattering to argue that Black… read more
Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students
Wood, J. Luke & Essien-Wood, Idara. (2012). Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students. Journal of Economic Psychology. 33. 984–995. 10.1016/j.joep.2012.06.001. This study examined factors impacting the success of Black male students in a Southwestern US community college. Data were collected using… read more
Ethnicity/Race, Paranoia, and Hospitalization for Mental Health Problems Among Men
Whaley, A. L. (2004). Ethnicity/Race, paranoia, and hospitalization for mental health problems among men. American Journal of Public Health, 94(1), 78-81. A study testing the hypothesis that Black men with high levels of distrust (i.e., mild paranoia) are at greater risk of hospitalization for mental health problems than their White… read more