Griffin, Q. D., & Korchin, S. J. (1980). Personality competence in black male adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 9(3), 211-227. This study explores the nature and antecedents of personality competence in Black male adolescents. Community college teachers were first asked to describe, in interview and Q-Sorts, the qualities they believed characterized… read more
Psychological Health (PSH)
Esoteric group therapy: Counseling African American adolescent males with conduct disorder
Toldson, I. A., & Toldson, I. L. (1999). Esoteric group therapy: Counseling African American adolescent males with conduct disorder. Journal of African American Men, 4(3), 73-88. The psychosocial development of African American adolescents is complicated by an intricate system of ecological factors that have been neglected by many mental health professionals who are fixated on intra-psychological… read more
Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students
Wood, J. L., & Essien-Wood, I. (2012). Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33(5), 984-995. This study examined factors impacting the success of Black male students in a Southwestern US community college. Data were collected using multiple sources,… read more
Black Male College Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help
Duncan, L. E. (2003). Black Male College Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help. Journal of Black Psychology, 29(1), 68-86. This study examined the relationships between age, socioeconomic status (SES), cultural mistrust, African self-consciousness, and attitude about seeking psychological help in 131 Black male undergraduate and graduate students as measured by the Hollingshead… read more