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- Title
Capturing Context: The Role of Social Support and Neighborhood on the Psychological Well-Being of African American Families.
- Authors
Parker, Amittia; Blackwell, Angela
- Abstract
Background: Mental health is a serious public health concern that is uniquely devastating for African American families. Objective: This study systematically critiques the body of work documenting the mediating role of social support and neighborhood context on the psychological well-being of African American families. Methods: This review used the PRISMA multistate process. Findings: Several important findings are drawn from this study: a) social support and neighborhood context shape psychological well-being, b) existing studies are limited in capacity to capture context despite having contextualized frameworks, c) African centered theory is missing. Conclusions: Social support and neighborhood context matter. Future researchers must employ methods to capture this context and the link to mental health in African American communities where disproportionate risks exist.
- Subjects
AFRICAN American families; SOCIAL support; NEIGHBORHOODS; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; SOCIAL context; MENTAL health of African Americans
- Publication
Urban Social Work, 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
2474-8684
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/2474-8684.3.1.70