2022
Suicide Among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians
Opara I, Assan M, Pierre K, Gunn J, Metzger I, Hamilton J, Arugu E. Suicide Among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2022, 20: 232-240. PMID: 37153126, PMCID: PMC10153497, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.22020003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective
Wint K, Opara I, Gordon R, Brooms D. Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective. The Urban Review 2021, 54: 183-206. PMID: 34565917, PMCID: PMC8450170, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-021-00616-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack boysEducational opportunity gapsHigh school yearsBlack adolescent boysEducational successAcademic successDiscipline disparitiesOpportunity gapsSchool yearHigh schoolEducational disparitiesCollective understandingLife courseIntersectionality theoryBoysCourseAdolescent boysProtective factorsEducatorsSchoolsPreschoolAchievementPerspectiveLater yearsSuccess
2020
Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians
Opara I, Assan M, Pierre K, Gunn J, Metzger I, Hamilton J, Arugu E. Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal Of Black Studies 2020, 51: 611-631. PMID: 34305168, PMCID: PMC8301214, DOI: 10.1177/0021934720935641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal-psychological theoryBlack childrenSuicide researchIntersectionality theoryGender minority statusUnderstudied factorMental healthWhite youthRacial discriminationMinority statusSuicide riskChildrenRisk of suicideConceptual paperIntegrated modelWhite childrenSuicideSocioeconomic statusResearchCritical gapRates of suicideTheoryYouthResearchersDiscrimination
2019
A Conceptual Framework Exploring Social Media, Eating Disorders, and Body Dissatisfaction Among Latina Adolescents
Opara I, Santos N. A Conceptual Framework Exploring Social Media, Eating Disorders, and Body Dissatisfaction Among Latina Adolescents. Hispanic Journal Of Behavioral Sciences 2019, 41: 363-377. PMID: 31452577, PMCID: PMC6709692, DOI: 10.1177/0739986319860844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatina adolescentsEthnic identityBody imageSocial media usageSocial media influenceMedia usageSocial mediaMedia influenceObjectification theoryBody dissatisfactionMental health disparitiesIntersectionality theoryEating DisordersConceptual frameworkProtective factorsAdolescentsIdentityDisorder predictorsDissatisfactionSpecific approachHealth disparitiesMediumTheoryDisordersImages“It All Starts With the Parents”: A Qualitative Study on Protective Factors for Drug-Use Prevention Among Black and Hispanic Girls
Opara I, Lardier D, Reid R, Garcia-Reid P. “It All Starts With the Parents”: A Qualitative Study on Protective Factors for Drug-Use Prevention Among Black and Hispanic Girls. Affilia 2019, 34: 199-218. PMID: 31341350, PMCID: PMC6655418, DOI: 10.1177/0886109918822543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic adolescent girlsQualitative studyParental modelingNarratives of participantsProtective factorsMost salient factorsAdolescent girlsIntersectional approachIntersectionality theorySocial workersParent-child communicationFemale participantsSubstance abuse prevention programDrug use preventionDrug useEnvironmental contextThematic analysisTheoretical frameworkFocus groupsSalient factorsMain themesTarget cityUnited StatesSubstance useAdolescent females