2023
“It Makes Me Feel like I Can Make a Difference”: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students
Opara I, Metzger I, Dawoud S, Pierre K, Assan M, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. “It Makes Me Feel like I Can Make a Difference”: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students. Youth 2023, 3: 490-501. DOI: 10.3390/youth3020034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school studentsPeer mentorsSchool studentsPeer mentoringHispanic high school studentsEducational research studiesPeer mentoring programsExperiences of BlackHigh schoolEducational programmingMentoring programsMentorsLeadership abilityUrban youthQualitative studyStudentsMajor themesResearch studiesMentoringFamily influenceQualitative explorationFuture researchSchoolsUrban communitiesMentees
2021
Psychological sense of community, community civic participation, and ethnic identity on social justice orientation and psychological empowerment between LGBQ and Non-LGBQ youth of color
Lardier D, Opara I, Brammer M, Pinto S, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Psychological sense of community, community civic participation, and ethnic identity on social justice orientation and psychological empowerment between LGBQ and Non-LGBQ youth of color. Journal Of LGBT Youth 2021, 20: 1-32. PMID: 36855462, PMCID: PMC9970295, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2020.1860858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial justice orientationPsychological empowermentJustice orientationEthnic identityOppressive social conditionsCommunity civic participationSocial justice concernsCommunity-based perceptionsYouth of colorForm of resistanceRange of predictorsPsychological senseCivic participationCognitive dimensionsJustice concernsCivic engagementLGBQ youthSocial actionLGBQCritical understandingSocial conditionsRacial stereotypesUrban youthEmpowermentYouth
2020
The Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity and Social Justice Orientation Between Community Civic Participation, Psychological Sense of Community, and Dimensions of Psychological Empowerment Among Adolescents of Color
Lardier D, Opara I, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. The Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity and Social Justice Orientation Between Community Civic Participation, Psychological Sense of Community, and Dimensions of Psychological Empowerment Among Adolescents of Color. The Urban Review 2020, 53: 403-423. PMID: 34483379, PMCID: PMC8412146, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-020-00573-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity civic participationPsychological empowermentSocial justice orientationPsychological senseJustice orientationEthnic identityPositive developmental outcomesAdolescents of colorRange of predictorsYouth of colorMediating RolePath analysis techniqueDevelopmental outcomesStructural equationSocial justice issuesSocial actionUrban youthCommunity programmingYouthCivic involvementEmpowermentJustice issuesDevelopmental processesCivic participationSenseThe Cognitive Empowerment Scale: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Youth of Color
Lardier D, Opara I, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. The Cognitive Empowerment Scale: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Youth of Color. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal 2020, 37: 179-193. PMID: 34305301, PMCID: PMC8301240, DOI: 10.1007/s10560-019-00647-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory factor analysisPsychological empowermentMultigroup confirmatory factor analysisAMOS structural equation modeling softwareEmpowerment ScaleIntrapersonal psychological empowermentFactor analysisUrban youthCognitive componentsPsychological senseAfrican American/BlackYouth of colorAmerican/BlackStructural equation modeling softwareFactor structureSocial worldYouthMultilevel frameworkYoung peopleSocial workSocial changeCritical readEmpowermentMultidimensionalityScale