A closer look at school bonding among African American adolescents in low-income communities: A latent class analysis

Dexter R. Voisin, Dong Ha Kim, Jun Sung Hong

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Abstract

Positive school bonding is a significant precursor to students’ school success. However, African American youth report lower school success compared with their White counterparts. This study examined correlates of school bonding among 633 African American youth who were recruited from community settings in Chicago. Major findings indicated that negative peer norms, exposure to community violence, and poor mental health were negatively correlated with school bonding, while parental monitoring, positive self-regard, and future orientation were correlated with higher school motivation. Students classified as having high or moderate school bonding were more likely to live with both parents, experience higher levels of parental monitoring, and exhibit positive self-regard. Implications are discussed in view of these findings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1424-1437
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Health Psychology
Volume23
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the Center for Health Administration Studies and the STI/HIV Intervention Network at the University of Chicago awarded to Principal Investigator Dexter Voisin. This manuscript was also made possible with help from the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (P30 AI 117943).

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Keywords

  • adolescence
  • coping
  • culture
  • depression
  • drugs

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