National Survey of American Life – Adolescents

In Press

Bryan, J., Williams, J. M., Kim, J., Morrison, S. S., & Caldwell, C. H. (In press). Perceived teacher discrimination and academic achievement among urban Caribbean black and African American youth: School bonding and family support as protective factors. Urban Education.

Louie, P. (In press). Revisiting the cost of skin color: Discrimination, mastery, and mental health among black adolescents. Society and Mental Health.

Seaton, E. K., & Carter, R. (In press). Pubertal timing as a moderator between general discrimination experiences and self-esteem among African American and Caribbean black youth. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Brown, T. N., Culver, J., Wilkins, K., Gorman, Q., Bento, A., Alvis, A. M., Lesane-Brown, C. L., Caldwell, C. H. (In press). A descriptive study using the Comprehensive Race Socialization Inventory: Findings from the National Survey of American Life-Adolescent Supplement. Journal of Black Studies.

Rose, T., Hope, M. O., Thurman, D., Forrester, P., & Rose, R. (In press). Nonorganizational religious involvement and psychosocial well-being among African American and Caribbean black youth. Journal of Black Psychology.

2020

Butler-Barnes, S. T., & Inniss-Thompson, M. N. (2020). “My teacher doesn’t like me”: Perceptions of teacher discrimination and school discipline among African-American and Caribbean black adolescent girls. Education Sciences, 10(2), 44-57.

Jackson, A. N., Butler-Barnes, S. T., Stafford, J. D., Robinson, H., & Allen, P. C. (2020). “Can I live”: Black American adolescent boys’ reports of police abuse and the role of religiosity on mental health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4330-4345.

Smith, N. C. (2020). Differential vulnerability to perceived discrimination between African American and Caribbean black adolescents: The role of parental nativity status. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 7(3), 428-435.

2019

Coleman, A., O’Neil, J. M., Caldwell, C. H., & Ferris, A. M. (2019). Black fathers matter: The role of paternal closeness on adolescent male obesity. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 20(2), 174-181.

Hope, M. O., Taylor, R. J., Nguyen, A. W., & Chatters, L. M. (2019). Church support among African American and black Caribbean adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(11), 3037-3050.

Rose, T., McDonald, A., Von Mach, T., Witherspoon, D. P., & Lambert, S. (2019). Patterns of social connectedness and psychosocial wellbeing among African American and Caribbean black adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(11), 2271-2291.

Seaton, E. K., & Carter, R. (2019). Perceptions of pubertal timing and discrimination among African American and Caribbean black girls. Child Development, 90(2), 480-488.

Taggart, T., Powell, W., Gottfredson, N., Ennett, S., Eng, E., & Chatters L. M. (2019). A person‐centered approach to the study of black adolescent religiosity, racial identity, and sexual initiation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(2), 402-413.

2018

Assari, S. (2018). Does school racial composition explain why high income black youth perceive more discrimination? A gender analysis. Brain Sciences, 8(8), 140. PMCID: PMC6119879

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). High risk of depression in high-income African American boys. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(4), 808-819. PMCID: PMC6556394

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). Social determinants of perceived discrimination among black youth: Intersection of ethnicity and gender. Children, 5(2), 24-34. PMCID: PMC5835993

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). Teacher discrimination reduces school performance of African American youth: Role of gender. Brain Sciences, 8(10), 183. PMCID: PMC6210327

Assari, S., Mistry, R., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). Perceived discrimination and substance use among Caribbean black youth; gender differences. Brain Sciences, 8(7), 131. PMCID: PMC6071236

Assari, S., Preiser, B., Lankarani, M. M., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). Subjective socioeconomic status moderates the association between discrimination and depression in African American youth. Brain Sciences, 8(4), 71-84. PMCID: PMC5924407

Butler-Barnes, S. T., Cook, S., Leath, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2018). Teacher-based racial discrimination: The role of racial pride and religiosity among African American and Caribbean black adolescents. Race and Social Problems, 10(1), 30-41.

Butler-Barnes, S. T., Martin, P. P., Copeland-Linder, N., Seaton, E. K., Caldwell, C. H., & Jackson, J. S. (2018). The protective role of religious involvement in African American and Caribbean black adolescents’ experiences of racial discrimination. Youth and Society, 50(5), 659-687.

Cross, C. J., Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2018). Ethnic and gender differences in family social support among black adolescents. Healthcare, 6(1), 20-32. PMCID: PMC5872227

Cross, C. J., Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2018). Family social support networks of African American and black Caribbean adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(9), 2757-2771. PMCID: PMC6190710

Pachter, L. M., Caldwell, C. H., Jackson, J. S., & Bernstein, B. A. (2018). Discrimination and mental health in a representative sample of African-American and Afro-Caribbean youth. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(4), 831-837. PMCID: PMC5854514

Taggart, T., Gottfredson, N., Powell, W., Ennett, S., Chatters, L. M., Carter-Edwards, L., & Eng, E. (2018). The role of religious socialization and religiosity in African American and Caribbean black adolescents’ sexual initiation. Journal of Religion and Health, 57(5), 1889-1904. PMCID: PMC6473800

2017

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Darker skin tone increases perceived discrimination among male but not female Caribbean black youth. Children, 4(12), 107-119. PMCID: PMC5742752

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Low family support and risk of obesity among black youth: Role of gender and ethnicity. Children, 4(5), 36-49. PMCID: PMC5447994

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Mental health service utilization among black youth; Psychosocial determinants in a national sample. Children, 4(5), 40-52. PMCID: PMC5447998

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Neighborhood safety and major depressive disorder in a national sample of black youth; gender by ethnic differences. Children, 4(2), 14-28. PMCID: PMC5332916

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). The link between mastery and depression among black adolescents; Ethnic and gender differences. Behavioral Sciences, 7(2), 32-45. PMCID: PMC5485462

Assari, S., Lankarani, M. M., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Discrimination increases suicidal ideation in black adolescents regardless of ethnicity and gender. Behavioral Sciences, 7(4), 75-84. PMCID: PMC5746684

Carter, R., Leath, S., Butler-Barnes, S. T., Bryd, C. M., Chavous, T. M., Caldwell, C. H., & Jackson, J. S. (2017). Comparing associations between perceived puberty, same-race friends and same-race peers, and psychosocial outcomes among African American and Caribbean black girls. Journal of Black Psychology, 43(8), 836-862.

Hope, M. O., Assri, S., Cole-Lewis, Y. C., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Religious social support, discrimination, and psychiatric disorders among black adolescents. Race and Social Problems, 9(2), 102-114.

Rose, T., Finigan-Carr, N. M., & Joe, S. (2017). Lifetime mental disorders and education experiences among black adolescents. In N. M. Finigan-Carr (Ed.), Linking health and education for African American students’ success (pp. 45-56). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis Group.

Rose, T., Finigan-Carr, N., & Joe, S. (2017). Organized religious involvement and mental health among Caribbean black adolescents. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34(2), 147-157.

Rose, T., Lindsey, M. A., Xiao, Y., Finigan-Carr, N. M., & Joe, S. (2017). Mental health and educational experiences among black youth: A latent class analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(11), 2321-2340.

2016

Caldwell, C. H., Assari, S., & Breland-Noble, A. M. (2016). The epidemiology of mental disorders in African American children and adolescents. In A. M. Breland-Noble, C. S. Al-Mateen, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of mental health in African American youth (pp. 3-20). Springer International Publishing Switzerland: Cham, Switzerland.

Oliver, D. G., Caldwell, C. H., Faison, N., Sweetman, J. A., Abelson, J. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2016). Prevalence of DSM-IV intermittent explosive disorder in black adolescents: Findings from the National Survey of American Life, Adolescent Supplement. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(5), 552-563. PMCID: PMC5021557

2015

Assari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2015). Gender and ethnic differences in the association between obesity and depression among black adolescents. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2(4), 481-493.

Carter, R., Caldwell, C. H., Matusko, N., & Jackson, J. S. (2015). Heterosexual romantic involvement and depressive symptoms in black adolescent girls: Effects of menarche and perceived social support. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44(4), 940-951. PMCID: PMC4487912

Coleman, A., O’Neil, J., Asencio, M., Caldwell, C., & Ferris, A. (2015). The role of male closeness on black adolescent male weight status in father-present versus male-kinship households. The FASEB Journal, 29(1 supp.), LB386.

2014

Rose, T., Joe, S., Shields, J., & Caldwell, C. H. (2014). Social integration and the mental health of black adolescents. Child Development, 85(3), 1003-1018. PMCID: PMC4545524

2011

Carter, R., Caldwell, C. H., Matusko, N., Antonucci, T., & Jackson, J. S. (2011). Ethnicity, perceived pubertal timing, externalizing behaviors, and depressive symptoms among black adolescent girls. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(10), 1394-1406.

2010

Caldwell, C. H., & Sandusky, E. (2010). Psychopathology and risky sexual behaviors among black adolescents. In T. L. Scheid, & T. N. Brown (Eds.), A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems (pp. 334-360). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Seaton, E. K., Caldwell, C. H., Sellers, R. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2010). An intersectional approach for understanding perceived discrimination and psychological well-being among African American and Caribbean black youth. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 1372-1379. PMCID: PMC3755457

Seaton, E. K., Caldwell, C. H., Sellers, R. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2010). Developmental characteristics of African American and Caribbean black adolescents’ attributions regarding discrimination. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(3), 774-788. PMCID: PMC3746994

2009

Joe, S., Baser, R. E., Neighbors, H. W., Caldwell, C. H., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). 12-Month and lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among black adolescents in the National Survey of American Life. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(3), 271-282. PMCID: PMC2760075

Thomas, O. N., Caldwell, C. H., Faison, N., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Promoting academic achievement: The role of racial identity in buffering perceptions of teacher discrimination on academic achievement among African American and Caribbean black adolescents. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(2), 420-431.

2008

Seaton, E. K., Caldwell, C. H., Sellers, R. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). The prevalence of perceived discrimination among African American and Caribbean black youth. Developmental Psychology, 44(5), 1288-1297. PMCID: PMC2556985

2006

Caldwell, C. H., Guthrie, B., & Jackson, J. S. (2006). Identity development, discrimination, and psychological well-being among African American and Caribbean black adolescents. In A. J. Schulz, & L. Mullings (Eds.), Gender, Race, Class & Health: Inter-sectional Approaches (pp. 163-191). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.