Fathers and Mothers in the Lives of Youth (F.A.M.I.L.Y) Study
Investigation exploring African American fathers’ parenting practices and influences on adolescent development. The FAMILY project is a longitudinal survey-based study with father, adolescent, and mother reports. Brief Summary Research exploring the impact of fathers’ parenting practices during adolescence continues to lag in comparison to studies in infancy and childhood. This discrepancy is even greater with […]
Family, School, and Community Influences on the Mental Health of African American Adolescent Girls
Exploring factors that increase and reduce likelihood of mental health-related issues in adolescence not only have implications for adolescent well-being, but also have implications for mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan (Cooper & Guthrie, 2007). The goal of this proposed research is to move beyond the view of health as an individualistic and […]