Oct 21 Reading

Question 1

racial, ethnic and cultural resilience factors in AA youth mental health

Answer 1

review of literature

looks at ERI, ERS, religiosity & spirituality, family/parenting

as racial, ethnic and cultural resilience factors that shape racism’s impact on MH

Question 2

3 primary ERI factors that promote positive youth development and protect against potentially damaging effects of discrimination

Answer 2

1. ERI
2. ERS
3. cultural orientation - “youth’s orientations toward mainstream culture and their ethnic culture”

Question 3

4 prominent resilience factors they found

Answer 3

1. ERI
2. ERS
3. religiosity and spirituality
4. family and parenting

Question 4

ERI protective factor - what are its mechanisms?

Answer 4

1. form of culturally specific coping

provides access to repertoire of strategies for managing racism and discrimination

2. self-concept and self-esteem

Question 5

ERS - only related to positive outcomes?

Answer 5

no, there are associations between some ERS messages and negative psych adjustment

ie. neg association between prep for bias messages and favourable psych wellbeing, adjustment and mental health

Question 6

ERS protective factor - what are its mechanisms?

Answer 6

ERS might convey protection OR vulnerability by way of SELF-CONCEPT, and specifically SELF-EFFICACY

parental discussions of racial disc experiences that foster positive self-concept are good

but can also “weaken child’s sense of self-efficacy and worth” if racial barriers are emphasized

Question 7

religiosity & spirituality

Answer 7

protective factor

systems of beliefs/practices that nurture relationship with a higher power

linked with broad youth psych adjustment outcomes (substance use, delinquency, risky sexual behaviours…)

Question 8

religiosity & spirituality protective factor - mechanisms

Answer 8

1. protective effects of religiosity may be mediate by SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL support

a) empathy and validation by leaders/congregants

b) increased mentorship opportunities

2. provide opportunities for PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

a) community involvement

b) internalization of parental/community values

c) practicing social schools

3. protective effects may be mediated by SELF-ESTEEM and SELF-EFFICACY “via prayer or positive appraisals from peers and adults in the community”
4. may increase exposure to teaching of LIBERATION THEOLOGY/promote VOLUNTEERISM and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

a) reframe disc experiences as meaningful and believe God is there to make them right

Question 9

parenting and family

Answer 9

families are among the most influential contexts for children’s and adolescents’ processing of racism, disc and racial adversity

Question 10

parenting and family as a protective factor: mechanisms

Answer 10

parenting can…

a) reject negative self-messages

b) plan self-regulated behaviour

c) emotional regulation

d) non-anger-based coping strategies

e) future time orientation

Question 11

summary point

Answer 11

arriving at a consensus regarding how racial, ethnic and cultural resilience factors enhance MH in the context of racism and discrimination may be UNREALISTIC GOAL

INSTEAD, research should identify patterns while also delineating individual diffs across studies