Superwoman schema and metabolic syndrome in Black adolescent girls
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DOI: 10.1007/s10865-025-00584-9
Abstract: This study investigated associations between the Superwoman schema (socialized expectations to project strength and exhibit a determination to succeed, while at the same time helping others and suppressing one’s emotions) and metabolic syndrome (MetS, a… read more here.
Keywords: adolescent girls; adolescence; superwoman schema; metabolic syndrome ... See more keywords
Perspectives of Urban Adolescent Black Males and Their Parents on Well Care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.08.018
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Adolescents have fewer well-care visits than all other age groups. Males and ethnic minorities are seen least often. We elicited, from Black adolescent males and their parents, key drivers of teen well-care seeking. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: adolescent males; preventive care; well care; black adolescent ... See more keywords
BLinG-Health: A Peer-Led Physical Activity Program for Black Adolescent Girls—A Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.1123/wspaj.2023-0078
Abstract: Background: Culturally relevant approaches that address low physical activity rates among Black girls are increasing, yet opportunities to engage in physical activity (PA) remain minimal. Coupled with deficit approaches to school-based PA programming, positioning Black… read more here.
Keywords: fitness; peer; adolescent girls; physical activity ... See more keywords
Black Parade: Conceptualizing Black Adolescent Girls’ Multimodal Renderings as Parades
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DOI: 10.1177/00420859211003944
Abstract: This piece builds on scholarship in African American parading and Black Girls’ Literacies by presenting parading as a metaphor to analyze a website created by nine Black adolescent girls. I draw on multimodal analysis frameworks… read more here.
Keywords: parade conceptualizing; adolescent girls; girls multimodal; conceptualizing black ... See more keywords
The impact of racially-targeted food marketing and attentional biases on consumption in Black adolescent females with and without obesity: Pilot data from the Black Adolescent & Entertainment (BAE) study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279871
Abstract: Unhealthy food advertisements (“advertisements” hereafter referred to as “ads”) are linked to poor diet and obesity, and food companies disproportionally target Black youth. Little is known about the mechanisms whereby food ads influence diet. One… read more here.
Keywords: attentional biases; food; black adolescent; targeted food ... See more keywords