Correlates of depression among Black girls exposed to violence

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• Alternative Title:
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
• Personal Author:
  Waller, Bernadine ; Quinn, Camille R. ; Boyd, Donte ; DiClemente, Ralph ; Voisin, Dexter R.
• Description:
  Depression rates for youth remanded to juvenile detention is double that of the general population and Black girls are especially vulnerable. A dearth of literature analyzes the factors that are correlated with depression among system-involved Black girls, ages 12-17 years old. We utilized personal agency to examine the relationship between risk factors (i.e., abuse history, and fear of condom negotiation) and protective factors (i.e., condom self-efficacy, and perceived social support) that might correlate with depression among Black girls exposed to violence. Findings indicate that fear of condom negotiation, abuse history and low condom self-efficacy are correlated with depressive symptomology while self-esteem and perceived social support are protective factors that may serve as a buffer against girls' feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. The findings of this study suggest several implications for prevention and intervention efforts to reduce the depression-related risks among justice-involved Black females, including strategies that promote healing within their social support networks.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Black People Child Condoms Depression Female Humans Self Concept Violence
• Keywords:
  Black Girls Depression Mental Health Trauma
• Source:
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 9(1):146-155
• Pubmed ID:
  33403651
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9073765
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R36 MH116680/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UR6 PS000679/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:761ec413f422bdc5017fc7bf848e7010ad06b95b06e450ac08567369b10e49e81b3decd56ba90e80fc70a7af981a9208b68464b63306ef3dfe72b71e264ada74
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117072/cdc_117072_DS1.pdf
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