2020
Measuring Intrapersonal Psychological Empowerment and Ethnic Identity: Highlighting Strengths of Urban Black Girls
Opara I, Lardier D, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Measuring Intrapersonal Psychological Empowerment and Ethnic Identity: Highlighting Strengths of Urban Black Girls. Youth & Society 2020, 54: 573-592. PMID: 35813075, PMCID: PMC9269979, DOI: 10.1177/0044118x20970226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrapersonal psychological empowermentPsychological empowermentStructural equation modelingEthnic identityFactor structureBlack girlsSociopolitical Control ScaleTwo-dimensional factor structureUrban Black girlsPreliminary supportFactorial validityControl ScaleEquation modelingHighlighting strengthsEmpowerment literatureLimited researchGirlsIdentityEmpowermentTheoretical relationshipYouthSPCSValidityFindingsSupportIntrapersonal psychological empowerment profiles on ethnic identity, social support, and lifetime drug use among Hispanic adolescent girls
Opara I, Lardier D, Fernandez Y, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Intrapersonal psychological empowerment profiles on ethnic identity, social support, and lifetime drug use among Hispanic adolescent girls. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2020, 21: 886-913. PMID: 32787746, PMCID: PMC8191478, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1803780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic adolescent girlsIntrapersonal psychological empowermentPsychological empowermentAdolescent girlsSocial supportSociopolitical Control ScaleEthnic identityTwo-factor structureConfirmatory factor analysisHigh social supportDrug useControl ScaleFactor structureLatent class analysisLifetime drug useFactor analysisDistinct cluster groupsRelated variablesClass analysisGirlsPrevention researchCluster groupsEmpowermentHigh levelsSupport
2019
Validation of the Abbreviated Socio-Political Control Scale for Youth (SPCS-Y) Among Urban Girls of Color
Opara I, Rivera Rodas E, Lardier D, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. Validation of the Abbreviated Socio-Political Control Scale for Youth (SPCS-Y) Among Urban Girls of Color. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal 2019, 37: 83-95. PMID: 32982036, PMCID: PMC7516891, DOI: 10.1007/s10560-019-00624-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGirls of colorLatent class cluster analysisAMOS structural equation modeling softwareSocial work practiceStrengths-based approachUrban girlsSocial workEthnic identityWork practiceUnited States communitiesNeighborhood senseStates communitiesSocial supportYouthConfirmatory factor analysisSociopolitical Control ScaleCommunityEmpowermentGirlsDrug useIdentityCFA resultsPracticeFactor analysisPractitioners