It's More the Exception Rather Than the Rule: African American Families' Neighborhoods and Youth's Academic Performance During Middle School

被引：5
作者：
Witherspoon, Dawn P. [1 ]
Rivas-Drake, Deborah [2 ]
Banerjee, Meeta [3 ]
机构：
[1] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[3] Calif State Univ Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 44卷 / 06期
关键词：
neighborhood; African American; early adolescence; academic achievement; SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; URBAN ADOLESCENTS; RACIAL IDENTITY; MISSING DATA; ACHIEVEMENT; RISK; CHILD; EFFICACY;
D O I：
10.1177/0095798418806130
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Neighborhoods are an important part of the social milieu of adolescence and academic performance. Using experiential neighborhood profiles, this study examined risks and assets to determine how neighborhood structural and relational dynamics were associated with academic achievement during early adolescence. The sample included 723 African American socioeconomically diverse families (M-youth (age) = 12.27 years, SD = 0.55). Results showed that neighborhood structural disadvantage was unrelated to academic achievement, whereas neighborhood profiles were associated with academic performance in eighth grade, after adjusting for seventh grade GPA. Neighborhood profiles characterized by positive social relationships were associated with higher achievement. Authors discuss the importance of examining neighborhood risks and supports for African American youth's academic adjustment.
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页码：562 / 588
页数：27
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