Journal articles: 'African American young adults'

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White-Johnson, Rhonda L. "Prosocial Involvement Among African American Young Adults." Journal of Black Psychology 38, no. 3 (September 2, 2011): 313–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095798411420429.

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Ialongo, Nicholas, Beth K. McCreary, Jane L. Pearson, Amy L. Koenig, Barry M. Wagner, Norman B. Schmidt, Jeanne Poduska, and Sheppard G. Kellam. "Suicidal Behavior Among Urban, African American Young Adults." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 32, no. 3 (September 2002): 256–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.32.3.256.22176.

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Ahmed, Shabbir, Muhammad S. Shurafa, Carter R. Bishop, and Mary Varterasian. "Waldenstr�m's macroglobulinemia in young African-American adults." American Journal of Hematology 60, no. 3 (March 1999): 229–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199903)60:3<229::aid-ajh11>3.0.co;2-l.

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Collie, Angel, Adwoa Dadzie, Lindsay Master, David Reichenberger, Gina Mathew, Anne-Marie Chang, Lauren Hale, and Orfeu Buxton. "0121 Discrimination Attributed to Personal Characteristics and Sleep Health Among Black/African American Young Adults." SLEEP 47, Supplement_1 (April 20, 2024): A53—A54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0121.

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Abstract Introduction Perceived discrimination is associated with sleep health problems. This association is even stronger among Black/African Americans, who are typically exposed to more frequent discrimination in the US. Limited research examines how perceptions of discrimination impact young adults’ sleep health, particularly using objective measures. The current study investigated the association between perceived discrimination experiences and sleep health among Black/African American young adults. Methods Data from age 22 wave of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing, Young Adult Sleep Study (YASS) included Black/African American young adults (n = 221) who self-reported experiences of discrimination due to their race/skin color, gender, and age. Wrist-worn actigraphy measures across ~2 weeks included sleep duration, sleep maintenance efficiency, and wake after sleep onset (WASO). Multiple linear regression models examined the association between perceived discrimination experiences based on personal attributes and dimensions of sleep adjusting for age, gender, and educational attainment. Results Among this sample of Black/African American young adults, perceived experiences of discrimination in their life were not associated with actigraphic sleep duration. Perceived discrimination attributed to race/skin color, age, or gender were not associated with sleep duration. Perceived experiences of discrimination in their life were also not associated with actigraphic sleep maintenance efficiency. Perceived discrimination attributed to age was associated with lower sleep maintenance efficiency (-3.01%, p<.001) and more WASO (+10.64 minutes/night, p=.004) compared to young adults who did not perceive age discrimination. Perceived discrimination attributed to gender was associated with lower sleep maintenance efficiency (-2.12%, p=.023) and more WASO (+9.47 minutes/night, p=.019), and were not different between women and men. Gender did not modify associations of sleep measures with perceived discrimination attributed to race/skin color or age. Conclusion Black/African American young adults’ perceived discrimination due to specific personal attributes (age and gender) are linked to lower sleep maintenance efficiency and more WASO. Future longitudinal research should examine whether perceived discrimination in young adulthood predicts poorer sleep health across time. Support (if any) R25-HL147668, R01HD073352, R01HD36916, R01HD39135, and R01HD40421

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Brooks, Jada E., and Darren D. Moore. "African American Young Adult Women’s Stories About Love: What I Want in a Long-Term Partner." Journal of Black Studies 51, no. 4 (March 23, 2020): 295–314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934720908487.

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African American marriage rates have declined over the years. This qualitative study examines the ways in which African American young adult women describe their desires in potential long-term (possibly marriage) partners. The following research questions guided the study: (a) What are young adult African American women’s perceptions as it relates to long-term relationships and marriage? and (b) What qualities do African American young adult women desire in a long-term partner? A total of 35 African American young adults participated in the study. Findings for the study indicated that childhood observations of family members’ relationships, personality traits, and values had great influence in the type of partner desired. The study offers several recommendations for future research and strategies for marriage and family practices in the African American community.

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Stewart, Jennifer M., Christopher K. Rogers, Dawn Bellinger, and Keitra Thompson. "A Contextualized Approach to Faith-Based HIV Risk Reduction for African American Women." Western Journal of Nursing Research 38, no. 7 (February 15, 2016): 819–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945916629621.

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HIV/AIDS has a devastating impact on African Americans, particularly women and young adults. We sought to characterize risks, barriers, and content and delivery needs for a faith-based intervention to reduce HIV risk among African American women ages 18 to 25. In a convergent parallel mixed methods study, we conducted four focus groups ( n = 38) and surveyed 71 young adult women. Data were collected across four African American churches for a total of 109 participants. We found the majority of women in this sample were engaged in behaviors that put them at risk for contracting HIV, struggled with religiously based barriers and matters of sexuality, and had a desire to incorporate their intimate relationships, parenting, and financial burdens into faith-based HIV risk-reduction interventions. Incorporating additional social context–related factors into HIV risk-reduction interventions for young African American women is critical to adapting and developing HIV interventions to reduce risk among young adult women in faith settings.

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Madubata, Ijeoma J., Mary O. Odafe, David C. Talavera, Judy H. Hong, and Rheeda L. Walker. "Helplessness Mediates Racial Discrimination and Depression for African American Young Adults." Journal of Black Psychology 44, no. 7 (October 2018): 626–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095798418811476.

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Racial discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms for young African American adults. Yet few studies have examined the psychological mechanisms for this association. The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the mediating effect of helplessness on the association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in a sample of 172 African American young adults. Measures of perceived racial discrimination, depression, and helplessness were administered. Though the majority of the sample reported minimal or no symptoms of depression, approximately 37% of the sample reported dysphoric or more severe depression symptomatology. After controlling for age, perceived racial discrimination was directly and indirectly associated with depressive symptoms via helplessness. These findings provide some insight into the cognitive mechanisms through which depressive symptoms may emerge for African American young adults exposed to racial discrimination.

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Barr, Ashley B., Elizabeth Culatta, and Ronald L. Simons. "Romantic Relationships and Health among African American Young Adults." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 54, no. 3 (May 8, 2013): 369–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022146513486652.

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Eze, Bright, and Deborah Dillon McDonald. "African American Young Adults’ Pain and Pain Reduction Strategies." Pain Management Nursing 21, no. 5 (October 2020): 423–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2020.05.004.

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Lee, Jaewon, and Jisuk Seon. "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health Behaviors and Its Roles on Depressive Symptoms among Young Female Adults." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19 (October 1, 2020): 7202. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197202.

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This study explores the role of health behaviors on depressive symptoms across young adult females and differences in the relationship across race/ethnicity. The data come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Child and Young Adult. Seven hundred and seven non-Hispanic White females, 592 African American females, and 349 Hispanic females were selected. Multiple linear regression and logistic regression analyses were conducted. African American and Hispanic females were more likely to eat fast food than non-Hispanic Whites. African Americans reported that they ate fruit less frequently in comparison with non-Hispanic Whites. Fruit intake was related to lower levels of depressive symptoms. Hispanics moderated the association between fruit intake and depressive symptoms. Females should be encouraged to eat more fruit during young adulthood in order to diminish the likelihood of depressive symptoms. In addition, strategies for promoting healthy behaviors should consider the varied effects of race/ethnicity on depressive symptoms among young female adults.

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Feigelman, William, and Julia Lee. "Probing the Paradoxical Pattern of Cigarette Smoking among African-Americans: Low Teenage Consumption and High Adult Use." Journal of Drug Education 25, no. 4 (December 1995): 307–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/pclm-7bp7-vrjy-bnca.

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Based on secondary analysis of the 1990 California Tobacco Survey, of 24,296 adult and 7,767 adolescent respondents, this study investigates the enigmatic results established by past research, of comparatively low prevalence rates of smoking among African-American adolescents and high use patterns for African-American adults. Findings support the crossover hypothesis claiming that more young adult White smokers successfully relinquish cigarette use than same aged African-Americans. When Whites and Blacks were grouped according to gender and age, findings showed African-American males between ages eighteen to twenty-four and females between ages twenty-five and forty-four were less likely to be among the ranks of former smokers than their same aged and gender White counterparts. The findings suggest that targeting these groups for more antismoking information and for opportunities to participate in smoking cessation programs may be helpful to reduce the higher smoking rates now found among African-American adults.

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Kosma, Maria, and David R. Buchanan. "Aspects of Depression Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged African American Young Adults." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 39, no. 4 (February 11, 2019): 199–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272684x19829612.

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The purpose of this phronetic/pragmatic, mixed-methods study was to integrate quantitative data with qualitative data in examining the complex relations among depression, exercise, screen-viewing time, and life plans among 14 socioeconomically disadvantaged African American young adults. Based on the thematic analysis, the two emerging themes were as follows: life priorities (passing the General Educational Development [GED] test, pursuing profession/career, and being dedicated to church/ministry) and challenges in passing GED examination (e.g., difficulties with the GED test, high stress and low confidence, low interest in studying, health issues, and feelings of rejection/isolation). Based on cross tabulation, depression was highly associated with aerobic exercise and screen-viewing time (Cramer’s V = .44 and .42, respectively). Participants’ life challenges diminished the antidepressant effect of exercise and were linked to depression and excessive screen use. Two active men and a somewhat active woman experienced educational or health-related struggles, heavy screen watching, and severe depression. All three active men experienced educational challenges and severe depression. Two inactive participants reported limited screen use and limited depression, possibly because of their valued life goals (e.g., writing poetry and spiritually helping others). Contrary to the dominant cultural stereotype about African Americans being lazy, the study results show that the participants had highly similar career goals to the majority population yet faced many, significant structural barriers that interfered with their progress and thus sapped their motivation in achieving their life plans. Policy change is needed to reduce social structural barriers and racial systems of oppression in order to decrease poverty and depression.

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Cooper, William P., and Rahul Mitra. "Religious disengagement and stigma management by African-American young adults." Journal of Applied Communication Research 46, no. 4 (July 4, 2018): 509–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2018.1502462.

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Eyre, Stephen L., Michelle Flythe, Valerie Hoffman, and Ashley E. Fraser. "Primary Relationship Scripts Among Lower-income, African American Young Adults." Family Process 51, no. 2 (June 2012): 234–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01397.x.

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Speck, Aimee L., Belinda Nelson, S. Olivia Jefferson, and Alan P. Baptist. "Young, African American adults with asthma: what matters to them?" Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 112, no. 1 (January 2014): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2013.10.016.

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Speck, Aimee L., Belinda Nelson, S. Olivia Jefferson, and Alan P. Baptist. "Young, African American Adults With Asthma: What Matters To Them?" Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 133, no. 2 (February 2014): AB73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2013.12.284.

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Beech, Bettina M., and Isabel C. Scarinci. "Smoking Attitudes and Practices among Low-Income African-Americans: Qualitative Assessment of Contributing Factors." American Journal of Health Promotion 17, no. 4 (March 2003): 240–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-17.4.240.

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Purpose. Studies have shown that African-American adolescents are less likely to smoke cigarettes than white youth. National data suggest that this pattern changes in late adolescence and early adulthood. Specifically, African-American adults have a relatively high smoking prevalence rate when compared with other racial/ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the sociocultural factors associated with smoking attitudes and practices among low-income African-American young adults. Design. Cross-sectional qualitative study. Settings. High schools, 2-year colleges, housing developments, and trade schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee. Subjects. One hundred eighteen low-income African Americans between 18 and 35 years of age (65 men and 53 women). Measure/Procedure. Fourteen focus groups were conducted with the target population. Nonmonetary incentives were provided for each participant in the 1-hour sessions. The majority of focus group moderators were African-American females trained in focus group moderation. Participants were recruited through flyers and project liaisons at each field location. Results. Themes elicited from the focus groups were classified according to the PEN-3 model, and they included: lighting cigarettes for parents as a first experience with cigarettes, perceived stress relief benefits of smoking, use of cigarettes to extend the sensation of marijuana, and protective factors against smoking such as respect for parental rules. Conclusion. The results indicate that there are specific contextual and familial factors that can contribute to smoking initiation, maintenance, and cessation among low-income African-American young adults. Limitations of this study include the exploratory nature of focus groups and the relatively small sample size. Further studies are necessary to quantitatively examine the role of these factors on smoking patterns in this population.

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Teadt, Sierra, Jade C. Burns, Tiffany M. Montgomery, and Lynae Darbes. "African American Adolescents and Young Adults, New Media, and Sexual Health: Scoping Review." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 8, no. 10 (October 5, 2020): e19459. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19459.

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Background Rates of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies are disproportionately high among African American adolescents and young adults (AYA). New media platforms such as social networking sites, microblogs, online video sites, and mobile phone applications may be a promising approach in promoting safe sex and preventing sexually transmitted infections. Objective The purpose of this scoping review was to address promising approaches in new media that may serve as valuable tools in health promotion, prevention, education, and intervention development aimed at African American AYA. Methods An electronic search was conducted using Google Scholar, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINHAL), and PubMed online databases. Concept blocks and MeSH terminology were used to identify articles around African American youth and new media. Results The search yielded 1169 articles, and 16 publications met the criteria. Studies from the review found themes in new media that included feasibility, changing attitudes, and improving knowledge related to sexual health behavior among youth of color. Conclusions New media is a promising and feasible platform for improving the sexual health of African American AYA. Further research is suggested to better understand the benefits of new media as a sexual health promotion tool among this specific population.

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Carmack, Chakema, Sarah Nganga, Eisha Ahmed, and Taylor Coleman. "Concept Mapping STI/HIV Prevention and Condom Use among Young African American Adults." Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 6 (June 14, 2024): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs14060501.

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Theory-based HIV prevention programs have resulted in increased condom use, which remains the best method for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sexually active heterosexual individuals. Particularly, the integrative model of behavior prediction theorizes that attitudes, norms, self-efficacy, and socioenvironmental factors influence intention and behavior and has been useful in understanding STI risk among adolescents. However, more research is needed regarding young African American adults. Given the increased freedom and decision-making independence afforded to young adults compared to adolescents, it is important to consider the STI/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention messages that would resonate with them, particularly regarding condom use. The present study sought to explore how attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacies, and socioenvironmental factors may influence condom use and STI/HIV prevention, as conceptualized by the participants. We conducted a group-based concept map, a systems-thinking mixed methodology that resulted in a geospatial map reflecting the conceptualizations of the participants. Self-identified young heterosexual African American adults (N = 43) aged 20–26 engaged in an interactive concept mapping procedure in order to “map out” their overarching concepts about STI/HIV risk and condom use. Seven overall conceptual domains emerged: self-efficacy for partner communication, condom use self-efficacy, social media/sociocultural influences, condom use/STI knowledge, condom use cons, condom use pros, and subjective and social norms about condom use. We presented the concept map and discussed the conceptual interpretations and the relationships among the overarching concepts. We also discussed how the social environment, including the social media environment, was conceptualized regarding STI/HIV risk and prevention among young African American adults. Concept mapping can be viewed as a way to determine worthwhile messages for intervention development. The findings may provide information for prevention programs aimed at reducing the incidence of STIs among young adult heterosexual persons within African American communities.

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Barr, Ashley B., Leslie Gordon Simons, Ronald L. Simons, Steven R. H. Beach, and Robert A. Philibert. "Sharing the Burden of the Transition to Adulthood: African American Young Adults’ Transition Challenges and Their Mothers’ Health Risk." American Sociological Review 83, no. 1 (January 10, 2018): 143–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122417751442.

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For many African American youth, the joint influences of economic and racial marginalization render the transition to stable adult roles challenging. We have gained much insight into how these challenges affect future life chances, yet we lack an understanding of what these challenges mean in the context of linked lives. Drawing on a life course framework, this study examines how young African Americans’ experiences across a variety of salient domains during the transition to adulthood affect their mothers’ health. Results suggest that stressors experienced by African Americans during the transition to adulthood (e.g., unemployment, troubled romantic relationships, arrest) heighten their mothers’ cumulative biological risk for chronic diseases, or allostatic load, and reduce subjective health. These results suggest that the toll of an increasingly tenuous and uncertain transition to adulthood extends beyond young people to their parents. Hence, increased public investments during this transition may not only reduce inequality and improve life chances for young people themselves, but may also enhance healthy aging by relieving the heavy burden on parents to help their children navigate this transition.

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Wang, Kun, and Kefentse Kubanga. "Correlates of internet use among African American older adults: Gender and age differences." International Journal of Population Studies 7, no. 1 (February 10, 2021): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18063/ijps.v7i1.1226.

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This study aimed to compare internet use among African American older adults by gender and age group and investigate correlates of internet use by gender and age group. A total of 1117 African American older adults aged over 50 from the 2016 Wave of the Health Retirement Study were included in the study. Sequential ordinal logistic regressions were conducted to investigate correlates of internet use among older African Americans by gender and age group. Significant gender and age differences were identified in internet use frequency. Gender differences on correlates were revealed: being old-old and limitations on activities of daily living were only associated with decreased odds of more frequent internet use among women. In addition, higher depression was only associated with reduced odds of more frequent internet use among men. Age differences on correlates indicated that education and cognition were the only two significant factors pertinent to internet use among the old-old. By contrast, for young-old adults, retirement, poverty, education, cognition, and depression were also predictive. Practitioners should consider these gender and age differences when promoting internet use among older African Americans. The results presented in this study might also inform the design of future gender- and age-tailored interventions.

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Becerra, Monideepa B., and Benjamin J. Becerra. "COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Behavioral Risk Takers." Vaccines 10, no. 5 (May 12, 2022): 767. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10050767.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a major public health issue, with vaccines serving as a vital preventive strategy to lower the global burden. Yet, despite national and local mandates, key sectors of the population continue to demonstrate lower compliance rates. In the United States, young adults have the lowest vaccination rates among the adult population. The goal of our study was to utilize the largest state-health survey to assess the key determinants of such hesitancy in order to create targeted interventions for the most at-risk groups to ensure equitable outcomes in disease prevention. We utilized the latest available California Health Interview Survey, a population-based complex probability survey, to evaluate determinants of vaccine hesitancy among young adults. Survey-weighted descriptive statistics, bivariate statistics, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted. All statistical tests used p less than 0.05 to determine statistical significance. A total of 1203 respondents, representative of 4,027,462 young adults (ages 18–25 years) were included in our study. Our primary findings note that 24% of participants reported they would not be willing to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was also significantly higher among young adults who were current smokers (including electronic cigarettes), when compared to non-current smokers (36% vs. 22%). Further, the highest prevalence was also noted among young adults who identified as African-American (51%), had a high school degree or less (34%), those who were overweight or obese (28%), and reported a poor health status (22%). Multivariable regression analysis demonstrated that current smokers, as compared to non-current smokers, had more than double the odds of reporting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. African-American young adults or young adults with a high school degree or less were both independently associated with at least a three-fold increase in vaccine hesitancy. Participants with psychological distress, however, were more likely to be accepting of the vaccine. Public health efforts to improve vaccine compliance need targeted efforts, including building trust in the healthcare system for African-Americans and promoting easier access and knowledge of vaccines among those with a high school degree or less, as well as young-adults who are currently smoking, with such efforts targeting behavioral interventions focused on risk aversion.

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Jackson, Latifa, Max Shestov, Forough Saadatmand, and Joseph Wright. "2413." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 1, S1 (September 2017): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2017.74.

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OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Allostatic load, the chronic stress-induced wear and tear on the body, has a cumulative deleterious effect in individuals over their lifetime. Recent studies have suggested that socio-economic status, psychological determinants, and biomedical health cumulatively contribute to allostatic load in young adults. Although these finding individually suggest that African American children may be particularly susceptible to the effects of allostatic loading due to racially-based discrimination and economic instability, few studies have shown the effect of exposure to violence on the allostatic load carried by young African Americans. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The Biological and Social Correlates of Drug Use in African American Emerging Adults (BADU) data set is composed of young African Americans (n=557 individuals) living in the Washington, DC area, collected from 2010 to 2012. Study participants were sought equally between males and females (n=283, n=274, respectively). This data set provides a rich source of information on the behavioral, mental, and physical health of African American young adults (18–25 year olds) living in the Washington, DC area. Analysis of 6 biomedical markers were measured in BADU study participants: C-reactive protein, cortisol, Epstein-Barr virus IgG, IgE, IgA, and IgM, known to be markers of immune stress and allostatic load. Naive Bayes was used to identify participant responses that were correlated to elevated stress biomarker levels. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Violence was most closely correlated to elevated EBVVCA IgM and IgE levels. Elevated IgE levels correlated to increased experience of familial violence and sexual abuse; familial drug abuse and depression; violence and community violence. Cortisol is positively correlated to reported emotional state (R=0.072) and perceived individual discrimination (R=0.059). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Allostatic load appears to be high in individuals who self-report exposure to violence. Both perceived mental health and violence were correlated to elevated stress biomarkers. When Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgM was compared with violence features characterized in the data set, we found that internalization of environmental stressors were most strongly correlated to elevated allostatic load markers. This work suggests that internalization of experienced violence may be as important as the actual violence experience.

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Shiau, Stephanie, Anyelina Cantos, Christian V. Ramon, Yanhan Shen, Jayesh Shah, Grace Jang, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Stephen M. Arpadi, and Michael T. Yin. "Epigenetic Age in Young African American Adults With Perinatally Acquired HIV." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 87, no. 4 (August 1, 2021): 1102–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002687.

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Stillman, Frances A., Lee Bone, Erika Avila-Tang, Katherine Smith, Norman Yancey, Calvin Street, and Kerry Owings. "Barriers to Smoking Cessation in Inner-City African American Young Adults." American Journal of Public Health 97, no. 8 (August 2007): 1405–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2006.101659.

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Peart, Norman A., Elizabeth P. Pungello, Frances A. Campbell, and Thomas G. Richey. "Faces of Fatherhood: African American Young Adults View the Paternal Role." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 87, no. 1 (January 2006): 71–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3486.

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Koenig, Amy L., Nicholas Ialongo, Barry M. Wagner, Jeanne Poduska, and Sheppard Kellam. "Negative caregiver strategies and psychopathology in urban, African-American young adults." Child Abuse & Neglect 26, no. 12 (December 2002): 1211–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00422-2.

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Landor, Antoinette M., and Leslie Gordon Simons. "Correlates and Predictors of Virginity Among Heterosexual African American Young Adults." Sexuality & Culture 23, no. 3 (April 2, 2019): 943–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12119-019-09600-y.

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Eyeare, Stephen L., Michelle Flythe, Valerie Hoffman, and Ashley Fraser. "1. Primary Relationship Scripts Among African American Inner City Young Adults." Journal of Adolescent Health 48, no. 2 (February 2011): S7—S8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.11.023.

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Roye, Carol F. "Condom Use by Hispanic and African American Teens and Young Adults." Journal of Health Education 28, sup1 (December 1997): S—61—S—66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10556699.1997.10608634.

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Kennedy, Sara M., Roshni P. Patel, Paul Cheh, Jason Hsia, and Italia V. Rolle. "Tobacco and Marijuana Initiation Among African American and White Young Adults." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 18, suppl 1 (September 20, 2015): S57—S64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntv194.

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Speck, Aimee L., Michael Hess, and Alan P. Baptist. "An Electronic Asthma Self-Management Intervention for Young African American Adults." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4, no. 1 (January 2016): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2015.08.007.

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Gómez-Benito, Juana, Fons J. R. Van de Vijver, Nekane Balluerka, and Linda Caterino. "Cross-Cultural and Gender Differences in ADHD Among Young Adults." Journal of Attention Disorders 23, no. 1 (October 29, 2015): 22–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054715611748.

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Objective: This study explored the effect of cultural and gender differences in ADHD among Spanish, African American, Hispanic American, and European American young adults. Method: Structural equivalence between the four groups was examined by Tucker’s phi coefficient. A MANCOVA was carried out with cultural groups and gender as factors and age as covariate. Results: Structural equivalence was observed across all groups, and no differential item functioning was found. No significant effect was found for gender, although, with the exception of the Hispanic group, males scored higher than females. Furthermore, small, though significant, cultural differences were found. The lowest levels of ADHD were observed in the European American group and the highest in the Hispanic American group. ADHD symptoms, notably inattention, showed some decline with age. Conclusion: Findings extend existing data and suggest a relationship between culture and the development of ADHD, which might be mediated by parenting style.

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Mullan Harris, Kathleen, Hedwig Lee, and Felicia Yang DeLeone. "Marriage and Health in the Transition to Adulthood: Evidence for African Americans in the Add Health Study." Journal of Family Issues 31, no. 8 (April 5, 2010): 1106–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x10365823.

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This article explores the relationships among early marriage (before age 26 years), cohabitation, and health for African Americans and Whites during the transition to adulthood using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The study examines three categories of health outcomes relevant to young adulthood: physical health, mental health, and health risk behaviors. Lagged dependent variable models are used to examine the health effects of early marriage and cohabitation accounting for potential health selection into unions. The results indicate that early marriage by young adults does not have protective effects for African Americans; the authors also find more negative effects for African American men than for women. There are mixed results for Whites with some protective effects of marriage for binge drinking. Early marriage for African Americans and Whites is associated with increased body mass index. Cohabitation is uniformly associated with negative health outcomes for all racial and gender groups.

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Thompson-Miller, Ruth, and Leslie H. Picca. "“There Were Rapes!”: Sexual Assaults of African American Women and Children in Jim Crow." Violence Against Women 23, no. 8 (July 3, 2016): 934–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216654016.

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Using data from 92 interviews, this article examines the narratives of African Americans’ experiences as children and young adults during Jim Crow in the Southeast and Southwest. It gives voice to the realities of sexual assaults committed by ordinary White men who systematically terrorized African American families with impunity after the post-Reconstruction south until the 1960s. The interviewees discuss the short- and long-term impact of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual assaults in their communities. We discuss the top four prevalent themes that emerged related to sexual assault, specifically (a) the normalization of sexual assaults, (b) protective measures to avoid White violence, (c) the morality of African American women, and (d) the long-term consequences of assaults on children.

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Muruthi, James, Bertranna Muruthi, Reid Thompson Cañas, Lindsey Romero, Abiola Taiwo, and Peter Ehlinger. "Discrimination, Church Support, Personal Mastery, and Psychological Distress Among Black People in the United States." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 396–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1543.

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Abstract Objective: This study used the stress process model to test the mediating effects of personal mastery and moderating effects of church-based social support on the relationship between everyday discrimination and psychological distress across three age groups of African American and Afro-Caribbean adults. Methods: Using a national sample of 5008 African Americans and Afro-Caribbean adults from the National Survey of American Life Study, this study employs structural equation modeling to investigate the relationships between everyday discrimination, personal mastery, church-based social support, and psychological disorders. Results: Everyday discrimination was an independent predictor of psychiatric disorders across all groups. Group- and age-specific comparisons revealed significant differences in the experience of everyday discrimination and psychiatric disorders. Mastery was a partial mediator of the relationship between discimination and psychiatric disorder among Afro-Caribbeans while church support was a significant moderator only among the young and older African Americans. Implications: Together, our study findings provide useful first steps towards developing interventions to reduce the adverse psychological impacts of everyday discrimination on African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. Intervention efforts such as individual psychotherapy aimed to improve Afro-Caribbean individuals’ sense of mastery would be a partial solution to alleviating the adverse effects of discrimination on their psychological health.

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Fingerman, Karen, Shiyang Zhang, Zexi Zhou, Yee To Ng, Kira Birditt, and Steven Zarit. "CAREGIVING FOR AN OLDER RELATIVE IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.221.

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Abstract Caregivers are typically viewed as midlife or older individuals, but nearly 25% of self-identified caregivers are young adults (aged 18 to 29). We report findings from a small study of Hispanic/Latinx, African American, and Asian American young adult caregivers, using: quantitative and open-ended assessments and weekly diary surveys. We assessed caregiving tasks young adults provide, rewards, and detriments of providing care. In open-ended responses, young adults described their caregiving roles as emotional as well as hands on, and reported filling in for other caregivers who could not help. They reported goal disruptions (e.g., education, romantic ties) associated with caregiving, but felt they were repaying debts to their grandparents through caregiving. Diary data document vicissitudes in weekly caregiving experiences and well-being. Discussion focuses on the unique implications of caregiving ties between young adults and their grandparents when the grandparent incurs physical or cognitive health impairments.

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Reiner, Alexander P., Christopher S. Carlson, Bharat Thyagarajan, Mark J. Rieder, Joseph F. Polak, David S. Siscovick, Deborah A. Nickerson, David R. Jacobs, and Myron D. Gross. "Soluble P-Selectin,SELPPolymorphisms, and Atherosclerotic Risk in European-American and African-African Young Adults." Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 28, no. 8 (August 2008): 1549–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.108.169532.

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Marcus, Stephen E., Kerstin Pahl, Yuming Ning, and Judith S. Brook. "Pathways to Smoking Cessation Among African American and Puerto Rican Young Adults." American Journal of Public Health 97, no. 8 (August 2007): 1444–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2006.101212.

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Bennett, Gary G., Kathleen Yaus Wolin, Elwood L. Robinson, Sherrye Fowler, and Christopher L. Edwards. "Perceived Racial/Ethnic Harassment and Tobacco Use Among African American Young Adults." American Journal of Public Health 95, no. 2 (February 2005): 238–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2004.037812.

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Broaddus, Michelle R., and Julia Dickson-Gomez. "Text Messaging for Sexual Communication and Safety Among African American Young Adults." Qualitative Health Research 23, no. 10 (September 17, 2013): 1344–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732313505712.

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Harrison, Sayward E., Christy M. Walcott, and Tamara D. Warner. "Knowledge and Awareness of Sickle Cell Trait Among Young African American Adults." Western Journal of Nursing Research 39, no. 9 (August 22, 2016): 1222–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945916665089.

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Sickle cell trait (SCT) places individuals at risk of passing an abnormal hemoglobin gene to biological children and is associated with rare but serious complications. The present study sought to examine knowledge of SCT and awareness of personal trait status among 258 young African American adults. Participants were surveyed regarding demographics, medical history, and sources of sickle cell information before completing a trait knowledge questionnaire. Overall, participants possessed significant misinformation about the condition. Women and those who had learned about sickle cell from families displayed higher levels of knowledge. Most participants were uncertain of personal trait status, and many did not wish to be informed of it. Health care providers should be alert that individuals with SCT may be unaware of their condition and potential reproductive and health implications. Screening and reporting procedures should be examined to ensure individuals have access to and control of this vital health information.

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Barr, Ashley B., Ronald L. Simons, and Leslie Gordon Simons. "Nonmarital Relationships and Changing Perceptions of Marriage Among African American Young Adults." Journal of Marriage and Family 77, no. 5 (June 10, 2015): 1202–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12209.

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Brook, Judith S., Tao Duan, David W. Brook, and Yuming Ning. "Pathways to Nicotine Dependence in African American and Puerto Rican Young Adults." American Journal on Addictions 16, no. 6 (January 2007): 450–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10550490701641132.

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Chung, He Len, and Stephanie Probert. "Civic engagement in relation to outcome expectations among African American young adults." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 32, no. 4 (July 2011): 227–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2011.02.009.

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Mathur, Sunil, Gregory Harshfield, and Deborah Stewart. "A492 Overweight and the Prevalence of Hypertension in African American Young Adults." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 15, no. 10 (October 2019): S204—S205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.430.

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Stephens, Maegan, Motolani E. Ogunsanya, Kentya H. Ford, Benita A. Bamgbade, and Ming-Ching Liang. "Little Cigar and Cigarillo Beliefs and Behaviors among African-American Young Adults." American Journal of Health Behavior 39, no. 4 (July 1, 2015): 519–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.39.4.8.

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Sharp, Teresa A., Melanie L. Bell, Gary K. Grunwald, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Stephen Sidney, Cora E. Lewis, Kim Tolan, and James O. Hill. "Differences in Resting Metabolic Rate between White and African-American Young Adults." Obesity Research 10, no. 8 (August 2002): 726–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2002.99.

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Moore, Melanie Paige, and Faye Belgrave. "Gender Differences in Predictors of HIV Testing Among African American Young Adults." Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 6, no. 1 (July 6, 2018): 189–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0513-y.

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Yoo‐Lee, EunYoung, and Kyung‐Sun Kim. "Promoting healthy lifestyle via mobile‐health technology for African American young adults." Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 55, no. 1 (January 2018): 942–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501186.

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