Article Title
Periodical Title
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health
Volume
8
Number
1
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Researchers and youth stakeholders devised a survey on 27 adversities based on youth expertise, clinical practice, and adversity literature. The aim of the study was to understand the prevalence of individual and cumulative adversities, and association of adversities to age, gender, race/ethnicity and academic performance among a community sample of urban high school students. All participants experienced two or more adversities and experienced greater overall adversity than youth in population-based studies. Youth-proposed stressors were among the most prevalent, and females, older youth, and African American youth reported disproportionately greater number of adversities. Specific types of adversities were endorsed differentially based on gender and race/ethnicity. Adversity score and most adversities were not associated with academic performance, with the exception of youth substance abuse and bullying victimization which were respectively positively and negatively correlated. Future research should explore protective factors for academic success despite high adversity, as well as continued integration of youth voice in research.
Cover Page Footnote
We would like to acknowledge our funder, the Zellerbach Family Foundation for support on this project, as well as previous and current staff at the Center for Youth Wellness, including Catherine Harrison, Simona Zompi, Lydia Vincent-White, Monica Bucci, and Kadiatou Koita. We are also grateful to Danielle Hessler for support with review of the manuscript.
Subject
Adolescent health services; Families -- Health and hygiene
Discipline
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Community Health | Epidemiology | Pediatrics | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care | Race and Ethnicity | School Psychology
Document Type
articles
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
33 leaves
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Purewal Boparai, Sukhdip; Marie, Tiffani; Aguayo, Eduardo; Brooks, Jordan; Juarez, Estefany; Soriano, Sheana; Waters, Alasia; Donaldson, Jaquez; Reagans, Joseph; Anguiano, Gracee; and Ipsen, Allison
(2017)
"Adversity and academic performance among adolescent youth: a community-based participatory research study,"
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/jafh/vol8/iss1/2
Included in
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