Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls
Carter R, Jaccard J, Silverman WK, Pina AA. Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls. Journal Of Adolescence 2008, 32: 467-481. PMID: 18801563, PMCID: PMC2796368, DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAge FactorsAnxietyBehavioral SymptomsBlack or African AmericanChildDepressionEmotionsFemaleFloridaHumansInternal-External ControlJuvenile DelinquencyParentsPubertyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSchoolsSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRetrospective reportsPubertal timingEmotional problemsTeacher reportsStructural equation modeling resultsAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent internalizing problemsAmerican adolescent girlsGirls' pubertal developmentAfrican American girlsPsychosocial adjustmentInternalizing problemsDelinquent behaviorBehavioral problemsPubertal developmentRelative pubertal timingAdolescent girlsAmerican girlsGirlsStudy findingsDisadvantaged urban settingTeachersPresent studyPeersFindingsCognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children
Carter R, Williams S, Silverman W. Cognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children. Cognition & Emotion 2008, 22: 539-551. DOI: 10.1080/02699930801886722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican American school childrenTest anxietyEmotional facetsAmerican school childrenConfirmatory factor analysisSchool childrenTest Anxiety ScaleTwo-factor modelAfrican American girlsAfrican American boysEmotional factorsBidimensional constructAnxiety ScaleAge 8American girlsAmerican boysCFA modelIndependent ratersHigher mean scoresPractical implicationsFactor analysisAnxietyChildrenMean scoreGirls