@article{holochwost_volpe_collins_propper_mills-koonce_brown_jaffee_2024, title={Allostatic Load in Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood: Are Assumptions of Measurement Invariance Warranted?}, volume={86}, ISSN={["1534-7796"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001292}, DOI={10.1097/psy.0000000000001292}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={3}, journal={PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE}, author={Holochwost, Steven J. and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Collins, Abbey N. and Propper, Cathi B. and Mills-Koonce, W. Roger and Brown, Eleanor D. and Jaffee, Sara R.}, year={2024}, month={Apr}, pages={169–180} }
 @article{volpe_collins_ross_ellis_lewis_ladd_fitzpatrick_2024, title={Black Young Adult Superwomen in the Face of Gendered Racial Microaggressions: Contextualizing Challenges With Acceptance and Avoidance and Emotional Eating}, volume={3}, ISSN={["1532-4796"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaae017}, DOI={10.1093/abm/kaae017}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Collins, Abbey N. and Ross, Julia M. and Ellis, Katrina R. and Lewis, Jioni A. and Ladd, Brianna A. and Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L.}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{volpe_tobin_bernard_muhigaba_ross_2024, title={Necessary, burdensome, or threatening? Awareness of Black–White disparities in health care access and self-rated health for Black and White Americans.}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000740}, DOI={10.1037/ort0000740}, abstractNote={Awareness of racial health care inequities is one prerequisite to eliminating them. Although extant research has described awareness of racial health care inequities in the United States, the health impacts of such awareness on communities that are most impacted by these inequities remains unknown. Therefore, we examined associations between awareness of Black-White racial health care inequities and self-rated health for Black and White adults in the United States. We used survey data from non-Hispanic Black and White participants (N = 6,449) who responded to the national American Health Values Survey (2015-2016) to test associations between awareness of Black-White inequities in health care and self-rated health. Accurate awareness of health care inequities was associated with 47% higher odds of poorer self-rated health for Black individuals. Inaccurate awareness was associated with 36% higher odds of poorer self-rated health for White individuals. Accurate awareness may be adaptive, yet place an additional burden on Black individuals. Inaccurate awareness may harm White individuals' health. Health care system changes and alleviation of racism-related stress may be preventive supports for the health of Black individuals. Accurate awareness should be a goal for White individuals, not only to prevent health risks, but to also facilitate structural change for racial equity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).}, journal={American Journal of Orthopsychiatry}, author={Volpe, Vanessa and Tobin, Courtney S. Thomas and Bernard, Donte and Muhigaba, Perusi B and Ross, Julia}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{volpe_benson_keum_2024, title={Tweet Stimuli Set for Content about Black People (TSS-CBP): Development and testing of stimuli to assess the impacts of online race-related content}, volume={43}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149449100&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/s12144-023-04471-x}, number={3}, journal={Current Psychology}, author={Volpe, V.V. and Benson, G.P. and Keum, B.T.}, year={2024}, pages={2196–2213} }
 @article{hoggard_volpe_hatton_jones_tikhonov_davis_2023, title={"Now I just need something sweet": Racism, emotional eating, and health among African Americans}, volume={316}, ISSN={["1873-5347"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85127852453&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114947}, abstractNote={The Environmental Affordances Model theorizes that systemic racism disproportionately exposes African Americans in the United States to chronic everyday stressors (e.g., individual racism) while simultaneously shaping the availability of coping resources (e.g., fast food outlets) and engagement in self-regulatory strategies (e.g., emotional eating). Greater engagement in self-regulatory strategies is theorized to preserve mental health while contributing to medical morbidities and mortality.However, few studies have tested the Environmental Affordances Model, limiting our understanding of how the proposed pathways operate in the lives of African Americans.In the present study, the associations between systemic racism (institutional racism, cultural racism, neighborhood disadvantage), chronic everyday stressors (exposure to individual racism), emotional eating, and mental (anxiety symptomatology) and physical (self-rated overall physical health) health are assessed in a sample of 751 African Americans aged 18 to 88.The path analysis reveals that institutional and cultural racism are both positively associated with individual racism. Neighborhood disadvantage is inversely associated with individual racism. Individual racism is significantly associated with greater anxiety symptomatology but is unrelated to self-rated overall physical health. Institutional and cultural racism are associated with emotional eating although individual racism and neighborhood disadvantage are not. Moreover, engagement in emotional eating exacerbates, rather than mitigates, the impacts of individual racism on anxiety symptomatology.We conclude that institutional and cultural racism contribute to individual racism experiences and emotional eating whereas emotional eating exacerbates associations among individual racism and anxiety symptomatology.}, journal={SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE}, author={Hoggard, Lori S. and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Hatton, Vanessa L. and Jones, Steven J. and Tikhonov, Aleksandr A. and Davis, Sarah E.}, year={2023}, month={Jan} }
 @article{volpe_buhrman_boaheng_holliday_nick_criss_2023, title={"Speak[ing] My Mind"}, volume={35}, ISSN={["2151-2388"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85173536276&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1027/1864-1105/a000387}, abstractNote={ Abstract: Black emerging adults in the United States make up a significant proportion of Twitter users and social media is an important developmental context. Media research has examined Black populations’ Twitter use and developmental research has considered social media writ large, but less research exists on Black emerging adults’ developmental uses of Twitter. This mixed methods study (1) traced reasons for Black emerging adults’ Twitter use to developmental aspects of emerging adulthood, and (2) explored whether these reasons differ by online and developmental characteristics. Data were collected from 203 Black emerging adults. Both qualitative (i.e., open-ended response) and quantitative (i.e., self-report questionnaire) data were collected via an online survey. Six qualitative categories described participants’ motivation for using Twitter: relationships, identity exploration, independence, financial possibilities, recreation, and coping and wellness. Participants who used Twitter for independence had higher critical media literacy. Participants who used Twitter for recreation and for identity explorations felt more positively about being Black and differed in other aspects of their racial identity. Findings suggest that Twitter is used by Black emerging adults to achieve developmental goals and that the Twitter empowers Black users to explore their racial identity in meaningful ways. }, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY-THEORIES METHODS AND APPLICATIONS}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Buhrman, Graham W. and Boaheng, Priscilla and Holliday, Daija and Nick, Elizabeth A. and Criss, Shaniece}, year={2023}, month={Sep}, pages={268–279} }
 @article{nguyen_yu_merchant_criss_kennedy_mane_gowda_kim_belani_blanco_et al._2023, title={Examining Exposure to Messaging, Content, and Hate Speech from Partisan News Social Media Posts on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities}, volume={20}, url={https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3230}, DOI={10.3390/ijerph20043230}, abstractNote={We investigated the content of liberal and conservative news media Facebook posts on race and ethnic health disparities. A total of 3,327,360 liberal and conservative news Facebook posts from the United States (US) from January 2015 to May 2022 were collected from the Crowd Tangle platform and filtered for race and health-related keywords. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on a random sample of 1750 liberal and 1750 conservative posts. Posts were analyzed for a continuum of hate speech using a newly developed method combining faceted Rasch item response theory with deep learning. Across posts referencing Asian, Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern, and immigrants/refugees, liberal news posts had lower hate scores compared to conservative posts. Liberal news posts were more likely to acknowledge and detail the existence of racial/ethnic health disparities, while conservative news posts were more likely to highlight the negative consequences of protests, immigration, and the disenfranchisement of Whites. Facebook posts from liberal and conservative news focus on different themes with fewer discussions of racial inequities in conservative news. Investigating the discourse on race and health in social media news posts may inform our understanding of the public’s exposure to and knowledge of racial health disparities, and policy-level support for ameliorating these disparities.}, number={4}, journal={International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, author={Nguyen, Thu T. and Yu, Weijun and Merchant, Junaid S. and Criss, Shaniece and Kennedy, Chris J. and Mane, Heran and Gowda, Krishik N. and Kim, Melanie and Belani, Ritu and Blanco, Caitlin Flouton and et al.}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{volpe_benson_ross_briggs_mejia-bradford_alexander_hope_2023, title={Finding the bright side: Positive online racial experiences, racial identity, and activism for Black young adults}, volume={144}, ISSN={["1873-7692"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85150395322&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.chb.2023.107738}, abstractNote={Engagement in Black community activism allows Black adults to resist societal racism. Yet if interpersonal positive online racial experiences may impact self-reported engagement in Black community activism differently by racial identity remains underexamined. Guided by media, sociopolitical, and racial identity theories, we used latent class and regression analyses to examine the role of positive online racial experiences and racial identity profiles on Black adults' engagement in Black community activism. Survey data from 313 Black adults (Mage = 29.38) collected in 2021 were utilized. We generated four racial identity profiles: race-focused (n = 112), idealistic (n = 97), undifferentiated (n = 74), and detached (n = 30). Undifferentiated and detached Black adults engaged in less activism compared to race-focused adults. More positive online racial experiences were associated with more engagement in activism. Associations did not differ by racial identity. Future research should examine how positive online racial experiences make activism more hopeful and capable of creating change.}, journal={COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Benson, G. Perusi and Ross, Julia M. and Briggs, Alexis S. and Mejia-Bradford, Sasha C. and Alexander, Anitra R. and Hope, Elan C.}, year={2023}, month={Jul} }
 @article{volpe_ross_collins_spivey_watson-singleton_goode_hoggard_giscombe_2023, title={Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Emotional Eating for Black Young Adult Women: The Mediating Roles of Superwoman Schema and Self-Compassion}, volume={48}, ISSN={["1471-6402"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85164501928&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/03616843231182913}, abstractNote={ Black young adult women's stress experiences are shaped by intersecting racism and sexism. To respond to this stress, some Black young adult women engage in emotional eating, which may threaten their health. Yet processes in the association between gendered racial microaggressions and emotional eating for Black young adult women remain unclear. In the current study, we used cross-sectional online survey data from a 2021 national investigation of 504 United States Black young adult (18–35 years old) women (98.4% cisgender) to test if the superwoman schema and self-compassion mediated the link between gendered racial microaggressions and emotional eating. Employing a serial mediation model in which we controlled for sociodemographic and health covariates, we found support for the hypothesized mediation: more gendered racial microaggressions were associated with greater endorsement of the superwoman schema; greater endorsement of the superwoman schema was associated with less self-compassion; and less self-compassion was associated with more emotional eating. Results provide cross-sectional evidence of theorized processes between gendered racial microaggressions and emotional eating for Black young adult women and point to self-compassion as one potentially important component of health behavior interventions to reduce emotional eating for Black young adult women who take on a superwoman role. }, number={1}, journal={PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Ross, Julia M. and Collins, Abbey and Spivey, Briana N. and Watson-Singleton, Natalie N. and Goode, Rachel W. and Hoggard, Lori S. and Giscombe, Cheryl L. Woods L.}, year={2023}, month={Jul} }
 @article{ross_hope_volpe_2023, title={Intersections of Racial/Ethnic and Religious Identities on Bodily Well-Being for Black College-Attending Emerging Adults}, volume={6}, ISSN={["2196-8837"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85161846952&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/s40615-023-01653-y}, abstractNote={Black undergraduates face threats to healthy weight and body image (i.e., bodily well-being). Having a strong racial/ethnic identity can promote health during emerging adulthood. However, less is known about the intersections of racial/ethnic and religious identities on the bodily well-being of Black college-attending emerging adults, despite evidence to indicate that aspects of religiosity are also associated with health. We use quantitative data from 767 Black college-attending emerging adults in the Multi-University Study of Identity and Culture to examine the independent contributions of racial/ethnic and religious identity for bodily health, and test a potential interaction between racial/ethnic and religious identity on bodily health outcomes. Results from a multivariate linear regression model indicate that Black college-attending emerging adults with both high religious identity and high racial/ethnic identity exploration had higher body mass index and less positive body image. Findings suggest ways to strengthen the development of culturally appropriate public health prevention and intervention efforts that target body image and weight for Black college-attending emerging adults. IMPACT STATEMENT: Black college-attending emerging adults face challenges to their health, particularly threats to healthy weight and body image during this period of psychosocial transitions. The developmental process of navigating racial/ethnic and religious identities during this time raises challenges and opportunities for health promotion for this population. Yet, research that explores the role of these identities remains scarce. We found that Black college-attending emerging adults had higher body mass index and more negative body image when they reported more racial/ethnic identity exploration coupled with higher religious identities. Results shed light on the complex ways that navigating both racial/ethnic and religious identities may put some Black college-attending emerging adults at greater health risk. Health education and promotion practice focused on improving Black emerging adult health in college contexts should ensure that behavioral interventions are appropriately nuanced and situated in these populations' developmental and cultural considerations.}, journal={JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES}, author={Ross, Julia M. and Hope, Meredith O. and Volpe, Vanessa V.}, year={2023}, month={Jun} }
 @article{merid_volpe_2023, title={Race Correction and Algorithmic Bias in Atrial Fibrillation Wearable Technologies}, volume={7}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85180337352&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1089/heq.2023.0034}, abstractNote={Stakeholders in biomedicine are evaluating how race corrections in clinical algorithms inequitably allocate health care resources on the basis of a misunderstanding of race-as-genetic difference. Ostensibly used to intervene on persistent disparities in health outcomes across different racial groups, these troubling corrections in risk assessments embed essentialist ideas of race as a biological reality, rather than a social and political construct that reproduces a racial hierarchy, into practice guidelines. This article explores the harms of such race corrections by considering how the technologies we use to account for disparities in health outcomes can actually innovate and amplify these harms. Focusing on the design of wearable digital health technologies that use photoplethysmographic sensors to detect atrial fibrillation, we argue that these devices, which are notoriously poor in accurately functioning on users with darker skin tones, embed a subtle form of race correction that presupposes the need for explicit adjustments in the clinical interpretation of their data outputs. We point to research on responsible innovation in health, and its commitment to being responsive in addressing inequities and harms, as a way forward for those invested in the elimination of race correction.}, number={1}, journal={Health Equity}, author={Merid, B. and Volpe, V.}, year={2023}, pages={817–824} }
 @article{keum_volpe_2023, title={Resisting and Countering Online Racial Hate: Antiracism Advocacy and Coping Online With Racism as Moderators of Distress Associated With Online Racism}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1939-2168"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85168848103&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/cou0000674}, abstractNote={The emerging literature highlights online racism (e.g., racist online interactions, exposure to racially traumatizing content) as a contemporary stressor among racially/ethnically minoritized adults. Thus, identifying factors that can help buffer the harmful impact of online racism are imperative. We examined engagement in antiracism advocacy and online coping as moderators that can potentially buffer the link between online racism and psychological distress. Using data from 395 racially/ethnically diverse adults (Mage = 34.12, SD = 11.19), we conducted latent moderated structural equation modeling to test individual and institutional antiracism advocacy, and online coping as moderators in the link between online racism and psychological distress. Individual antiracism advocacy was not a significant moderator. Both institutional antiracism advocacy and online coping were significant moderators. For both variables, the link between online racism and psychological distress was not significant at 1 SD below the mean but was significant at the mean and 1 SD above the mean. Thus, distress associated with online racism was not significant among those engaging in low levels of institutional antiracism advocacy and online coping but mean to high levels of institutional antiracism advocacy and online coping did not appear to be protective against distress. Implications for advancing the research on coping with online racism are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Keum, Brian TaeHyuk and Volpe, Vanessa}, year={2023}, month={May} }
 @article{volpe_smith_2023, title={To Social Distance or to Not Social Distance? COVID-19 Social Impact and Safety Profiles, Social Determinants, and Mental Health of Black Adults}, volume={12}, ISSN={["1939-0025"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000715}, DOI={10.1037/ort0000715}, abstractNote={The impact of COVID-19 on Black adults' social networks and their perceptions of the safety of social gatherings are intertwined. Yet, we know little about the role of this intersection and social determinants on Black adults' mental health. The goal of this study was to examine profiles of COVID-19 impact and safety for Black adults in the United States, their association with mental health, and the role of sociodemographic, health, and employment social determinants. We used latent class analysis and data from Black adults from the nationally representative survey of the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study (January-February 2021; N = 593) to construct profiles and test associations between profiles, social determinants, and mental health. Black adults in the low visitation safety profile had worse mental health than those in the high home safety profile. Older, retired, and insured Black adults were less likely to be impacted by COVID-19. Both the impact of COVID-19 on social networks and perceptions of safety of engaging with others are important for Black adults' mental health. Age, retirement, and health insurance play a role. Reducing distress and social isolation from COVID-19 impact and safety fears may bolster the mental health of Black adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Smith, Naila A.}, year={2023}, month={Dec} }
 @article{neukrug_benson_buhrman_volpe_2022, title={Affect Reactivity and Lifetime Racial Discrimination Among Black College Students: The Role of Coping}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1939-0025"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131739231&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/ort0000630}, abstractNote={Black individuals face psychological distress resulting from lifetime experiences of racial discrimination, and these experiences may be especially harmful to Black college students as they forge their social identities. One way to examine psychological distress induced by racial discrimination is by assessing affect reactivity, or the degree to which aspects of individuals' mood changes in response to a stressor. This quantitative investigation examines the association between lifetime racial discrimination frequency and stress responses to acute racial discrimination via two aspects of affect reactivity, valence and arousal, and if coping strategies moderate this association. A sample of 239 Black college students (Mage = 19.59, SDage = 2.15, 68.6% female) completed an online questionnaire that included measures of racial discrimination, coping, and demographics. They then attended a laboratory visit during which their affective responses to a stress task were collected. Regression analyses indicated an interaction between lifetime racial discrimination and social support coping on arousal reactivity in response to acute racial discrimination. For individuals who reported low levels of social support coping, more frequent lifetime racial discrimination was associated with a decrease in arousal. For individuals who reported high levels of social support coping, more frequent lifetime racial discrimination was associated with an increase in arousal. Implications for the mental health of Black college students exposed to racial discrimination and avenues for further investigation are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={4}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY}, author={Neukrug, Hannah and Benson, G. Perusi and Buhrman, Graham and Volpe, Vanessa V.}, year={2022}, month={May} }
 @article{hope_volpe_briggs_benson_2022, title={Anti-racism activism among Black adolescents and emerging adults: Understanding the roles of racism and anticipatory racism-related stress}, volume={2}, ISSN={["1467-8624"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125959137&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/cdev.13744}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={CHILD DEVELOPMENT}, author={Hope, Elan C. and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Briggs, Alexis S. and Benson, G. Perusi}, year={2022}, month={Feb} }
 @article{volpe_smith_skinner_lozada_hope_del toro_2022, title={Centering the Heterogeneity of Black Adolescents' Experiences: Guidance for Within-Group Designs among African Diasporic Communities}, volume={3}, ISSN={["1532-7795"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85127348557&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/jora.12742}, abstractNote={Despite notable improvements in theory and methods that center the lived experiences of Black adolescents, White supremacy endures in developmental science. In this article, we focus on one methodological manifestation of White supremacy—sampling decisions that assume Black adolescents are a homogeneous group. We examine overlooked concerns about within‐group designs with Black adolescents, such as the erasure of some African diasporic communities in the United States. We first describe the homogeneity assumption and join other scholars in advocating for within‐group designs. We next describe challenges with current approaches to within‐group designs. We then provide recommendations for antiracist research that makes informed within‐group design sampling decisions. We conclude by describing the implications of these strategies for researchers and developmental science.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Smith, Naila A. and Skinner, Olivenne D. and Lozada, Fantasy T. and Hope, Elan C. and Del Toro, Juan}, year={2022}, month={Mar} }
 @article{rapp_volpe_neukrug_2022, title={Erratum In: State-Level Sexism and Women's Health Care Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2019}, volume={112}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123905470&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.2105/AJPH.2021.306685}, abstractNote={"Erratum In: State-Level Sexism and Women’s Health Care Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2014–2019." , 112(2), p. e4}, number={2}, journal={American journal of public health}, author={Rapp, K.S. and Volpe, V.V. and Neukrug, H.}, year={2022}, pages={e4} }
 @article{rahal_kurtz-costes_volpe_2022, title={Ethnic identity in Arab Americans: gender, religious upbringing- and age differences}, volume={8}, ISSN={["1363-0296"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137094367&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1080/13504630.2022.2110464}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Arab Americans constitute a diverse, sizeable ethnic minority in the United States. However, limited research has examined the content of Arab American ethnic identity and whether this ethnic identity differs by demographic factors. In the present study, we developed measures of Arab American ethnic identity and cultural practice, and assessed differences in those variables by gender, religious affiliation (Muslim, Christian), and age. Arab American adults recruited online from Amazon Mechanical Turk (N = 391) completed an adaptation of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity and a measure of cultural practice that was created for this study based on pre-existing scales. Items loaded onto dimensions of identity (ethnic centrality, private regard, public regard), and subscales showed invariance across gender and religious upbringing. When examining group differences in ethnic identity, we found that attitudes regarding being Arab American varied by gender, such that Arab American women reported higher private regard and lower public regard than men. In turn, participants raised in Muslim households reported higher ethnic centrality and cultural practice than those raised in Christian households, potentially related to Muslims’ status as a religious minority in the United Status. Finally, young adults were lower in centrality and private regard than older adults, suggesting either that ethnic identity may develop into adulthood or that young adults’ ethnic identity may be influenced by growing up in American society post-9/11. Taken together, findings illustrate the heterogeneity in the ethnic identity of Arab Americans. Further research is needed to understand individual differences in Arab Americans’ ethnic identity.}, number={4}, journal={SOCIAL IDENTITIES}, author={Rahal, Danny and Kurtz-Costes, Beth and Volpe, Vanessa V.}, year={2022}, month={Aug} }
 @article{volpe_dawson_laurent_2022, title={Gender discrimination and women's HPA activation to psychosocial stress during the postnatal period}, volume={27}, ISSN={["1461-7277"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090248343&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/1359105320953470}, abstractNote={ Stress due to discrimination may contribute to physiological dysregulation and health risk during the postnatal period. This study examined longitudinal associations between gender discrimination and women’s cortisol responses to subsequent stress. Mothers ( N = 79) reported gender discrimination and completed mother-infant stress tasks with saliva sampling for cortisol at 6, 12, and 18 months postnatal. Multilevel modeling results indicated more overall gender discrimination was associated with higher cortisol. Changes in gender discrimination were not associated with cortisol over time. Gender discrimination may be a factor in women’s postnatal stress and associated health risk via the sensitization of physiological stress responses. }, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Dawson, Danyelle N. and Laurent, Heidemarie K.}, year={2022}, month={Feb}, pages={352–362} }
 @article{volpe_hope_mosley_javidi_sosoo_benson_2022, title={How We Get Free: Graduate Training as an Opportunity for Equitable Participation and Liberation}, volume={18}, ISSN={["1745-6924"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137055086&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/17456916221096086}, abstractNote={ In this conceptual article, we assert that psychology should be transformed to adopt the explicit goal of working toward the liberation of people oppressed by society rather than striving for mere equality. To achieve such a transformation, it is necessary to reenvision graduate training in psychology. Graduate training in psychology is an important vehicle by which psychologists can become prepared to use research and practice to eradicate inequities in society. Therefore, we propose six pillars for liberation-focused graduate training in psychology: critical unlearning/unknowing, cooperative modes of production, prioritizing indigenous knowledge, embedded interdependence, systems-level action, and prioritizing members of oppressed groups. Although this conceptualization may engender resistance, we argue that there are many potential pathways by which graduate training may use liberation psychology to work equitably with oppressed groups to seek justice. }, number={2}, journal={PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Hope, Elan C. and Mosley, Della V and Javidi, Hannah and Sosoo, Effua E. and Benson, G. Perusi}, year={2022}, month={Aug} }
 @article{volpe_benson_czoty_daniel_2022, title={Not Just Time on Social Media: Experiences of Online Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Worse Sleep Quality for Black, Latinx, Asian, and Multi-racial Young Adults}, volume={10}, ISSN={["2196-8837"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85138346933&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/s40615-022-01410-7}, abstractNote={Sleep quality in young adulthood sets the stage for long-term health. Racial/ethnic sleep disparities between White college-attending young adults and college-attending young adults of color exist. The stress of experiencing racial/ethnic discrimination makes it difficult for college-attending young adults of color to get good quality sleep. Yet it remains unclear if experiencing online racial/ethnic discrimination also has consequences for sleep quality, and if this association may vary by frequency of social media use. To investigate the role of racial/ethnic discrimination on sleep quality, we conducted an online survey of 154 college-attending young adults (M age  = 19.51) who identified as Black (42.2%), Latinx (16.9%), Asian (20.8%), or Bi-/multi-racial (20.1%) from a predominantly White university. Results indicated that more exposure to racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with worse sleep quality for young adults of color. Results suggest that online racial/ethnic discrimination has a similar negative impact on sleep quality regardless of the frequency of social media use. Increased attention to negative race-related experiences online as one potential risk factor for poor long-term health for young adults of color is needed, regardless of how many hours they spend on social media. Structural interventions, screening for stress due to exposure to online racial/ethnic discrimination, and facilitating opportunities to prepare for this exposure may be an important priority for sleep health and reduction of racial/ethnic health disparities.}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Benson, G. Perusi and Czoty, Larsan and Daniel, Christiana}, year={2022}, month={Sep} }
 @article{rapp_volpe_hale_quartararo_2022, title={Policy Brief}, volume={63}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125582457&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/00221465211073836}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Health and Social Behavior}, author={Rapp, K.S. and Volpe, V.V. and Hale, T.L. and Quartararo, D.F.}, year={2022}, pages={1} }
 @article{oh_susser_volpe_lui_besecker_zhou_anglin_2022, title={Psychotic experiences among Black college students in the United States: The role of socioeconomic factors and discrimination}, volume={248}, ISSN={["1573-2509"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137602360&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.schres.2022.09.004}, abstractNote={Psychosis is more prevalent among Black individuals compared with White individuals. However, it is unknown whether this disparity exists among college populations in the United States, and if so, what factors contribute to the disparity.We analyzed data from Black and White young adult students using the Health Minds Study (2020-2021), which is a survey administered at 140 colleges in the U.S. Using mediation analysis, we examined the extent to which the relation between race and psychotic experiences was mediated by socioeconomic factors (past and current financial distress, food insecurity, parental education) and discrimination.Approximately 38 % of Black students and 30 % of White students reported lifetime psychotic experiences. Including all socioeconomic factors together in the same model accounted for just over half (50.2 %) the association between race and psychotic experiences. We then conducted additional analyses examining discrimination, all the socioeconomic factors plus discrimination accounted for 81.5 % of the association between race and psychotic experiences. When disentangling the mediators, food insecurity and discrimination accounted for the largest percentages of the association. The effects of past financial distress and parental education were modified by race.Black college students were more likely to report lifetime psychotic experiences than their White counterparts. Moreover, socioeconomic factors and discrimination made significant contributions to this racial difference.}, journal={SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH}, author={Oh, Hans and Susser, Ezra and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Lui, Florence and Besecker, Megan and Zhou, Sasha and Anglin, Deidre M.}, year={2022}, month={Oct}, pages={198–205} }
 @article{benson_volpe_2022, title={Too Manly and Too Straight? Perceived Sexual Orientation of Black and White Men and Women}, volume={70}, ISSN={["1540-3602"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131003670&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1080/00918369.2022.2070445}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Using data from an online survey assessing perceptions of 12 target 1 photos of Black and White males 2 and females, the current study examined a moderated mediation model of sexual orientation perceptions (N = 310). Results indicated that perceived masculinity/femininity was not a mediator in the association between target gender and perceived sexual orientation. Black male targets were perceived to be more heterosexual than White male targets, Black female targets were perceived as less heterosexual than White female targets, and Black targets were perceived as more masculine than White targets. These findings may indicate rigid gender- and sexuality-related expectations for Black men. Black women who are perceived as gay may be more at risk of related interpersonal harm than White women. Black sexual minority individuals may face challenges in navigating identity concealment or disclosure. Future research should explore the potential antecedents and consequences of perceptions of Black individuals’ sexual orientation.}, number={11}, journal={JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY}, author={Benson, G. Perusi and Volpe, Vanessa V.}, year={2022}, month={May} }
 @article{volpe_katsiaficas_neal_2021, title={"Easier Said Than Done": A Qualitative Investigation of Black Emerging Adults Coping With Multilevel Racism}, volume={27}, ISSN={["1939-0106"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85112129327&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/cdp0000446}, abstractNote={OBJECTIVES
This qualitative investigation examined how Black emerging adults cope with their worst experiences of racism at multiple levels (individual, cultural, and institutional).


METHODS
A sample of 189 Black emerging adults (M age = 19.34, 68.3% female) from a predominantly White institution completed an online questionnaire with an open-ended question regarding their worst experience of racism and how they coped. Responses to these questions were coded using deductive coding schemes based on established theory-Jones' (1997) tripartite model of racism and Harrell's (2000) typology of coping.


RESULTS
Results indicated that the majority of participants utilized active and inner-directed coping strategies in response to their worst experience. More participants responded to institutional-level racism with active rather than passive coping. There were no differences in proportions of participants who responded to individual- or cultural-level racism with active rather than passive coping. Similar proportions of participants also reported inner-directed versus outer-directed coping in response to individual-, cultural-, and institutional-level experiences.


CONCLUSIONS
Implications for practice, policy, and programming to support the mental health of Black emerging adults are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={3}, journal={CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Katsiaficas, Dalal and Neal, Aaron J.}, year={2021}, month={Jul}, pages={495–504} }
 @article{volpe_jones_2021, title={"Enriching the Africana Soul": Black College Students' Lived Experiences With Affinity Housing at a Predominately White Institution}, volume={16}, ISSN={["1938-8934"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108947591&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/dhe0000332}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Jones, Bryanna M.}, year={2021}, month={Jun} }
 @article{volpe_hoggard_willis_tynes_2021, title={ANTI-BLACK STRUCTURAL RACISM GOES ONLINE: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH}, volume={31}, ISSN={["1945-0826"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107171298&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.18865/ed.31.S1.311}, abstractNote={Anti-Black racism is an established social determinant of racial health disparities in the United States. Although the majority of research on racism examines in-person individual-level experiences, a majority of Americans engage online and may therefore be exposed to racism directly or indirectly in online contexts. Research suggests that the structural technological features of online contexts may be especially power­ful in perpetuating and enacting racism, often in inconspicuous or automated ways. However, there is a paucity of literature that articulates how structural online racism may be an important catalyst for racial health disparities, despite emerging evidence of racism embedded in our technological infra­structures. Therefore, the purpose of this ar­ticle is to articulate the basis for investigating online racism as a form of structural racism with growing implications for racial health disparities in the digital age. We first define the structural features of online settings that generate and reinforce inequities among racial groups in the United States. Next, we propose a conceptual model detailing potential mechanisms through which struc­tural online racism may translate into racial health disparities. Finally, we discuss ways in which exposures to online racism could be measured in order to capture their structural nature. Implications and future directions for research on online racism as a form of structural racism and corresponding policy for the reduction of racial health disparities are highlighted.Ethn Dis. 2021;31(Suppl 1):311-318; doi:10.18865/ed.31.S1.311}, journal={ETHNICITY & DISEASE}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Hoggard, Lori S. and Willis, Henry A. and Tynes, Brendesha M.}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={311–318} }
 @article{timmerman_volpe_2021, title={Aspects of campus climate and mental health threats: The role of hypervigilance}, volume={71}, ISSN={["1940-3208"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85104244970&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1080/07448481.2021.1904954}, abstractNote={Abstract Objective: This study sought to examine if hypervigilance is one mechanism through which aspects of less supportive campus climates are associated with mental health symptoms for college students. Participants: Data from 386 undergraduate college students attending a small college in the northeastern United States were collected. Methods: Participants completed online surveys which employed established measures of study variables. Results: Hypervigilance mediated the association between subjective social status and symptoms of anxiety and depression; lower subjective social status was associated with greater hypervigilance and greater hypervigilance was associated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression. Less sense of community was also directly associated with more anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms. Conclusions: Hypervigilance may be an adaptive strategy to protect against psychosocial harm for low status members of the campus community, but may damage longer-term mental health. Implications for higher education administrators are discussed.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH}, author={Timmerman, Joanna R. and Volpe, V.}, year={2021}, month={Mar} }
 @article{hope_brinkman_hoggard_stokes_hatton_volpe_elliot_2021, title={Black Adolescents' Anticipatory Stress Responses to Multilevel Racism: The Role of Racial Identity}, volume={91}, ISSN={["1939-0025"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107964173&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/ort0000547}, abstractNote={Black adolescents face the stressful experience of racism in their everyday lives, which has negative implications for their health and well-being. In the current study, we explored experiences of individual, institutional, and cultural racism in relation to anticipatory racism-related stress responses (e.g., prolonged negative thinking, arousal in expectation of future racism) among Black adolescents (N = 442). We also examined whether three dimensions of racial identity, centrality, private regard, and public regard, moderate those relationships. We found that more experiences of racism at each level were related to greater anticipatory racism-related stress responses, measured as more cognitive activation of racial stressors, appraisal of coping strategies, and anticipation of future racism. We also found that some relationships between experiences of racism and anticipatory stress varied by regard. The positive relation between individual racism and perseverative cognition was stronger for those with low public regard. Similarly, the positive association between cultural racism and psychological anticipation was stronger for those with low public regard. The positive association between institutional racism and physiological anticipation of future racism was stronger for those with higher private regard. These findings contribute to the growing literature on the pervasiveness of racism in the lives of Black youth and the utility of racial identity to reduce harm from racism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={4}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY}, author={Hope, Elan C. and Brinkman, Marissa and Hoggard, Lori S. and Stokes, McKenzie N. and Hatton, Vanessa and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Elliot, Erin}, year={2021}, pages={487–498} }
 @article{volpe_hoggard_lipsey_kozak_2021, title={Black-White Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Awareness and Framing of Decision-Making Rationales}, volume={6}, ISSN={["2376-6964"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107743251&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/sah0000321}, abstractNote={Black–White racial disparities in COVID-19 have received much media attention. Yet the degree to which laypeople are aware of these disparities and support equitable ventilator allocation remains unclear. This mixed methods study investigated laypeople’s awareness and the rationales they provided for ventilator allocation. Adults from the United States (N = 249) participated in the study in April 2020. They selected between photos of two people in four comparisons, indicating who they believed was more likely to be affected by COVID-19, to whom they would allocate a ventilator, and their rationale for allocation. Black individuals were more frequently rated as affected by COVID-19 and selected to receive a ventilator. Participants who selected the Black individual to receive a ventilator cited COVID-19 statistics and structural-level need, while participants who selected the White individual cited physical appearance (weight and age) as their rationale. Public support for equitable COVID-19 health policies (e.g., finances for production of ventilators, lock-down and mask-wearing policies) can potentially be harnessed by underscoring differential rates of infection, hospitalization, death, and highlighting structural need. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) © 2021 American Psychological Association}, number={3}, journal={STIGMA AND HEALTH}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Hoggard, Lori S. and Lipsey, Nikolette P. and Kozak, Nicole U.}, year={2021}, month={Aug}, pages={263–271} }
 @article{volpe_beacham_olafunmiloye_2021, title={Cognitive flexibility and the health of Black college-attending young adults experiencing interpersonal racial discrimination}, volume={26}, ISSN={["1461-7277"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85071432102&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/1359105319869812}, abstractNote={ This study examined the utility of cognitive flexibility for the health of college-attending Black young adults facing chronic interpersonal racial discrimination in a sample of 218 healthy students attending a predominantly White university in the southeastern United States. Path and simple slope analysis indicated that cognitive flexibility moderated the association between racial discrimination and waist circumference but not depressive symptoms. At high cognitive flexibility, more experiences of discrimination were significantly associated with larger waist circumference. Findings suggest that cognitive flexibility may be detrimental for physical health and not of paramount importance for mental health of college-attending Black young adults. }, number={8}, journal={JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Beacham, Alexa and Olafunmiloye, Oluwagbotemi}, year={2021}, month={Jul}, pages={1132–1142} }
 @article{volpe_willis_joseph_tynes_2021, title={Liberatory Media Literacy as Protective Against Posttraumatic Stress for Emerging Adults of Color}, volume={34}, ISSN={["1573-6598"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097797274&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/jts.22640}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Willis, Henry A. and Joseph, Patrece and Tynes, Brendesha M.}, year={2021}, month={Oct}, pages={1045–1055} }
 @article{v. volpe_schorpp_cacace_benson_banos_2021, title={State- and Provider-Level Racism and Health Care in the US}, volume={61}, ISSN={["1873-2607"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111904550&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.amepre.2021.03.008}, abstractNote={Introduction This study examines the associations between state-level and provider sources of racism and healthcare access and quality for non-Hispanic Black and White individuals. Methods Data from 2 sources were integrated: (1) data from the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Consumer Survey of Health Care Access (2014–2019), which included measures of self-reported healthcare access, healthcare quality, and provider racial discrimination and (2) administrative data compiled to index state-level racism. State-level racism composite scores were calculated from federal sources (U.S. Census, Department of Labor, Department of Justice). The data set comprised 21,030 adults (n=2,110 Black, n=18,920 White) who needed care within the past year. Participants were recruited from a national panel, and the survey employed age–insurance quotas. Logistic and linear regressions were conducted in 2020, adjusting for demographic, geographic, and health-related covariates. Results Among White individuals, more state-level racism was associated with 5% higher odds of being able to get care and 6% higher odds of sufficient time with provider. Among Black individuals, more state-level racism was associated with 8% lower odds of being able to get care. Provider racial discrimination was also associated with 80% lower odds of provider explaining care, 77% lower odds of provider answering questions, and 68% lower odds of sufficient time with provider. Conclusions State-level racism may engender benefits to healthcare access and quality for White individuals and may decrease access for Black individuals. Disparities may be driven by both White advantage and Black disadvantage. State-level policies may be the actionable levers of healthcare inequities with implications for preventive medicine.}, number={3}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE}, author={V. Volpe, Vanessa and Schorpp, Kristen M. and Cacace, Sam C. and Benson, G. Perusi and Banos, Noely C.}, year={2021}, month={Sep}, pages={338–347} }
 @article{rapp_volpe_hale_quartararo_2021, title={State-Level Sexism and Gender Disparities in Health Care Access and Quality in the United States}, volume={63}, ISSN={["2150-6000"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119473086&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/00221465211058153}, abstractNote={ In this investigation, we examined the associations between state-level structural sexism—a multidimensional index of gender inequities across economic, political, and cultural domains of the gender system—and health care access and quality among women and men in the United States. We linked administrative data gauging state-level gender gaps in pay, employment, poverty, political representation, and policy protections to individual-level data on health care availability, affordability, and quality from the national Consumer Survey of Health Care Access (2014–2019; N = 24,250). Results show that higher state-level sexism is associated with greater inability to access needed health care and more barriers to affording care for women but not for men. Furthermore, contrary to our hypothesis, women residing in states with higher state-level sexism report better quality of care than women in states with lower levels of sexism. These findings implicate state-level sexism in perpetuating gender disparities in health care. }, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR}, author={Rapp, Kristen Schorpp and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Hale, Tabitha L. and Quartararo, Dominique F.}, year={2021}, month={Nov} }
 @article{rapp_volpe_neukrug_2021, title={State-Level Sexism and Women's Health Care Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2019}, volume={111}, ISSN={["1541-0048"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118286715&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.2105/AJPH.2021.306455}, abstractNote={ Objectives. To quantify racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between state-level sexism and barriers to health care access among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic women in the United States. }, number={10}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH}, author={Rapp, Kristen Schorpp and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Neukrug, Hannah}, year={2021}, month={Oct}, pages={1796–1805} }
 @article{dawson_volpe_laurent_2021, title={Synergistic Effects of Psychological Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Gender Discrimination on Postnatal Mental Health Trajectories}, volume={36}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065286839&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/0886260519844274}, abstractNote={ While the literature examining physical intimate partner violence (IPV) is extensive, the impact of psychological IPV on mental health during high-risk times such as the period following childbirth is not well understood. The current study examined associations between psychological IPV and the course and severity of women’s postnatal mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms). Both main effects of psychological IPV exposure and possible exacerbation by broader social victimization (i.e., gender discrimination) were considered. Participants were 76 mothers from a larger longitudinal study, who completed self-report measures of IPV, gender discrimination, and affective symptoms at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months postnatal. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed a main effect of psychological IPV on the course of trauma symptoms only. As hypothesized, gender discrimination moderated the effect of psychological IPV on all symptom trajectories in a synergistic manner. At moderate to high levels of gender discrimination only, psychological IPV predicted higher affective symptom severity and an escalating course of postnatal anxiety symptoms. These findings underscore the importance of expanding current conceptualizations of IPV impacts to incorporate relevant aspects of individuals’ social-ecological context. Future directions and implications for prevention and intervention are discussed. }, number={15-16}, journal={Journal of Interpersonal Violence}, author={Dawson, D.N. and Volpe, V.V. and Laurent, H.K.}, year={2021}, pages={NP8907–NP8932} }
 @article{volpe_katsiaficas_benson_rivera_2020, title={A Mixed Methods Investigation of Black College-Attending Emerging Adults' Experiences With Multilevel Racism}, volume={90}, ISSN={["1939-0025"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000503}, DOI={10.1037/ort0000503}, abstractNote={Experiences of racism contribute to the mental health burden of Black individuals in the United States, and during emerging adulthood, these impacts may be especially intensified. The majority of research on racism captures individual-level experiences and utilizes frequency-based measures. This mixed methods investigation examines convergence and divergence between a measure of recent experiences of racism and a measure of worst experiences of racism at multiple levels (individual, cultural, institutional). A sample of 186 Black college-attending emerging adults (Mage = 19.36; 62.7% female) reported their recent experiences using a quantitative measure and their worst experiences via a qualitative open-ended response, which were analyzed via convergent parallel design. The results indicated that a majority of reported worst experiences had an institutional-level component. Although the quantitative measure of recent experiences corresponded with reports of individual-level worst experiences, the institutional- and cultural-level worst experiences were rarely fully captured by the recent experiences measure. Implications for the mental health of Black college-attending emerging adults are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={6}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Katsiaficas, Dalal and Benson, G. Perusi and Rivera, Susana N. Zelaya}, year={2020}, pages={687–702} }
 @article{bernard_jones_volpe_2020, title={Impostor Phenomenon and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Roles of John Henryism and School Racial Composition Among Black College Students}, volume={46}, ISSN={["1552-4558"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085364909&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/0095798420924529}, abstractNote={ The impostor phenomenon (IP), or erroneous cognitions of intellectual incompetence, is a risk factor for poor psychological adjustment among Black emerging adults. Grounded in Lazarus and Folkman’s Stress and Coping Framework, the current study investigated John Henryism’s active coping and institutional racial composition as moderators of the association between IP and indicators of psychological well-being among 266 Black students (77% women; Mage = 19.87) attending predominately White institutions (PWIs) and historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs). Hierarchical moderation regression analyses revealed that IP was associated with decreases in well-being indicators among students attending PWIs and HBCUs. Moreover, students who attended PWIs and reported higher levels of John Henryism (+1 SD) were most vulnerable to increases in social anxiety, particularly at higher levels of IP. Results suggest that the interaction between IP, John Henrysim, and institutional racial composition may negatively influence psychological well-being. We discuss how these findings can be used to inform clinical and educational practices to best support Black college students. }, number={2-3}, journal={JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Bernard, Donte L. and Jones, Shawn C. T. and Volpe, Vanessa V.}, year={2020}, month={Mar}, pages={195–227} }
 @article{volpe_rahal_holmes_rivera_2020, title={Is Hard Work and High Effort Always Healthy for Black College Students?: John Henryism in the Face of Racial Discrimination}, volume={8}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058656918&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/2167696818804936}, abstractNote={ Differences in exposure to racial discrimination and in coping mechanisms can shape physiological health among emerging adults. This study, grounded in the Biopsychosocial Model, examines whether John Henryism active coping moderates the relation between exposure to racial discrimination and blood pressure in Black college students ( N = 128, M age = 19.33) attending a predominantly White institution. Analyses showed that John Henryism moderated the relation between racial discrimination and diastolic blood pressure but not systolic blood pressure. When participants reported using mean and high levels of John Henryism, more frequent exposure to racial discrimination was significantly associated with higher diastolic blood pressure, B mean = 1.70, t(92) = 2.11, p = .038; B high = 1.91, t(92) = 2.33, p = .022. Results suggest that more frequent exposure to racial discrimination, in the context of increased use of John Henryism, may be associated with greater cardiovascular risk for Black individuals during the transition to adulthood. }, number={3}, journal={Emerging Adulthood}, author={Volpe, V.V. and Rahal, D. and Holmes, M. and Rivera, S.Z.}, year={2020}, pages={245–252} }
 @article{adams_kurtz-costes_hoffman_volpe_rowley_2020, title={Longitudinal Relations Between Skin Tone and Self-Esteem in African American Girls}, volume={56}, ISSN={["1939-0599"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092696784&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/dev0001123}, abstractNote={We examined developmental changes in self-esteem from late childhood to late adolescence in African American girls (N = 124), comparing skin tone groups. Girls completed a measure of self-esteem when they were in Grades 5, 7, 10, and 12, and in Grade 12 their skin tone was rated on a 3-point scale (1 = Light, 2 = Medium, 3 = Dark). Girls with lighter skin reported higher self-esteem than dark and medium-toned girls in Grades 5 and 7, and their self-esteem remained high across the seven years of the study. The self-esteem of dark- and medium-skinned girls increased in high school such that at Grade 12, medium-skinned girls had higher self-esteem than dark-skinned girls, who did not differ from light-skinned girls. The results are discussed in terms of theory-building on the topic of colorism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).}, number={12}, journal={DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Adams, Elizabeth A. and Kurtz-Costes, Beth and Hoffman, Adam J. and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Rowley, Stephanie J.}, year={2020}, month={Dec}, pages={2322–2330} }
 @article{holochwost_volpe_iruka_mills-koonce_2020, title={Maternal warmth, intrusiveness, and executive functions in early childhood: tracing developmental processes among African American children}, volume={190}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85046038222&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1080/03004430.2018.1461096}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT While the role of early maternal parenting practices in the development of executive functions (EFs) has received considerable attention in the literature, little is known about how specific parenting behaviours may be related to EFs within different racial groups. Therefore, the present study examines the joint impact of specific maternal parenting behaviours – warmth and intrusiveness – on EFs among African American children. The sample included 121 children and their mothers who participated in home and lab visits over the first five years of the child’s life. As hypothesized, the interaction between warmth (i.e. positive regard) and intrusiveness predicted EFs. However, contrary to our hypothesis, the combination of high levels of warmth and high intrusiveness was associated with poorer EFs. This unexpected finding is discussed in the context of prior research.}, number={2}, journal={Early Child Development and Care}, author={Holochwost, S.J. and Volpe, V.V. and Iruka, I.U. and Mills-Koonce, W.R.}, year={2020}, pages={210–218} }
 @article{volpe_holochwost_cole_propper_2019, title={Early growth in expressive communication and behavior problems: Differential relations by ethnicity}, volume={47}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056289742&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.10.002}, abstractNote={The current study examined the association between early growth in expressive communication from 18 months (1.5 years: M = 1.59 years, SD = 0.08 years) to 36 months (3 years: M = 3.01 years, SD = 0.05) and internalizing and externalizing problems at 84 months (8 years: M = 7.79 years, SD = 0.31) and the differences in this association by ethnicity. We hypothesized that lower rates of early expressive communication growth from 18 to 36 months would be associated with more behavior problems in childhood, and that this association would be stronger for African American than European American children. The sample included 206 full-term healthy African American and European American children from the Durham Child Health and Development Study. Parents reported family demographics and children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors via questionnaires, while children completed language assessments in the laboratory. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed a significant interaction between growth in expressive communication and ethnicity for internalizing but not externalizing behavior, such that lower rates of expressive language growth were associated with increased internalizing behavior among African American children, but not among their European American peers. These findings suggest that the well-being of children from marginalized ethnic backgrounds may be disproportionately affected by reduced rates of language development, and that the provision of educational or clinical services for African American children in particular should consider the link between language skills and social and emotional well-being.}, journal={Early Childhood Research Quarterly}, author={Volpe, V.V. and Holochwost, S.J. and Cole, V.T. and Propper, C.}, year={2019}, pages={89–98} }
 @article{volpe_lee_hoggard_rahal_2019, title={Racial Discrimination and Acute Physiological Responses Among Black Young Adults: The Role of Racial Identity}, volume={64}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055970822&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.09.004}, abstractNote={Purpose Racial discrimination has long-term consequences for cardiovascular health, potentially by dysregulating acute physiological responses. However, the role of psychological factors that may be protective or increase vulnerability for dysregulated responses, such as racial identity, remains unclear. This study examines the association between racial discrimination and acute parasympathetic responses, and the role of racial centrality, private regard, and public regard in this association. Methods Black young adults (N = 119, Mage = 19.45) recruited from a predominantly White institution in the southeastern United States completed an online survey (in which racial discrimination, racial identity, and control variables were reported) and a laboratory visit, during which they were exposed to a vignette of racial discrimination while their parasympathetic activity (indexed by respiratory sinus arrhythmia) was recorded. Results While racial discrimination was not associated with respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity or recovery, centrality moderated this association such that more frequent racial discrimination was associated with greater parasympathetic reactivity and recovery only among participants low in racial centrality. Neither private regard nor public regard emerged as significant moderators. Conclusions This study is the first to show that lower levels of racial centrality can mitigate the association between discrimination and acute parasympathetic responses, which has important implications for initiatives aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk for Black young adults.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Adolescent Health}, author={Volpe, V.V. and Lee, D.B. and Hoggard, L.S. and Rahal, D.}, year={2019}, pages={179–185} }
 @article{katsiaficas_volpe_raza_garcia_2019, title={The Role of Campus Support, Undocumented Identity, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on Civic Engagement for Latinx Undocumented Undergraduates}, volume={90}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063213858&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/cdev.12933}, abstractNote={This study examined civic engagement in a sample of 790 undocumented Latinx undergraduates (aged 18–30). The relations between social supports (campus safe spaces and peer support) and civic engagement and whether a strong sense of undocumented identity mediated this relation were examined. Competing statistical models examined the role of participants' status (whether or not they received temporary protection from deportation with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [DACA]) in this mediational process. Results revealed that having a strong identification with being undocumented mediated the role of social supports on civic engagement in the overall sample, and that this process was specifically important for those with DACA status. The intersection of policies such as DACA and the lived experiences of Latinx undocumented college students are discussed.}, number={3}, journal={Child Development}, author={Katsiaficas, D. and Volpe, V. and Raza, S.S. and Garcia, Y.}, year={2019}, pages={790–807} }
 @article{hoggard_volpe_thomas_wallace_ellis_2019, title={The role of emotional eating in the links between racial discrimination and physical and mental health}, volume={42}, ISSN={["1573-3521"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065716283&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/s10865-019-00044-1}, abstractNote={The environmental affordances (EA) model posits that maladaptive self-regulatory strategies (e.g., emotional eating) directly and indirectly heighten African Americans' risk for downstream medical morbidities while also potentially mitigating the psychological impact of stressors. We empirically tested the full EA model. In doing so, we investigated the associations among racial discrimination, depressive symptomatology, and physical health proxies as well as the intervening role of emotional eating in these associations among 150 African Americans aged 18-27. The increased frequency of experiencing racial discrimination was significantly associated with poorer self-reported health, greater depressive symptomatology, and more emotional eating. There was no significant association between emotional eating and physical health and emotional eating did not mediate the relation between racial discrimination and physical health. Finally, racial discrimination was associated with depressive symptomatology, but only among African Americans with mean or high levels of emotional eating.}, number={6}, journal={JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE}, author={Hoggard, Lori S. and Volpe, Vanessa and Thomas, Alvin and Wallace, Ellie and Ellis, Katrina}, year={2019}, month={Dec}, pages={1091–1103} }
 @article{holochwost_volpe_gueron-sela_propper_mills-koonce_2018, title={Sociodemographic risk, parenting, and inhibitory control in early childhood: The role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia}, volume={59}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85043584952&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/jcpp.12889}, abstractNote={BackgroundDeficits of inhibitory control in early childhood are linked to externalizing behaviors and attention problems. While environmental factors and physiological processes are associated with its etiology, few studies have examined how these factors jointly predict inhibitory control. This study examined whether respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) functioned as a mediator or moderator of both cumulative sociodemographic risk and parenting behaviors on inhibitory control during early childhood.}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines}, author={Holochwost, S.J. and Volpe, V.V. and Gueron-Sela, N. and Propper, C.B. and Mills-Koonce, W.R.}, year={2018}, pages={973–981} }
 @article{holochwost_propper_wolf_willoughby_fisher_kolacz_volpe_jaffee_2017, title={Music education, academic achievement, and executive functions}, volume={11}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019910045&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/aca0000112}, number={2}, journal={Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts}, author={Holochwost, S.J. and Propper, C.B. and Wolf, D.P. and Willoughby, M.T. and Fisher, K.R. and Kolacz, J. and Volpe, V.V. and Jaffee, S.R.}, year={2017}, pages={147–166} }
 @article{shanahan_schorpp_volpe_linthicum_freeman_2016, title={Developmental timing of suicide attempts and cardiovascular risk during young adulthood}, volume={35}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988591513&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/hea0000373}, abstractNote={OBJECTIVE
Self-control/self-regulation has received increased attention in health research. Suicide attempts index severe dysregulation in emotional, behavioral, and/or physiological domains. The current study tested whether own and/or others' suicide attempts during the early life course predicted cardiovascular risk by young adulthood and whether developmental timing of suicide attempts, sex of the person, and source of suicide attempts exposure modified these associations.


METHOD
Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). At each assessment during Waves I-IV (covering approximately ages 12-32 years), participants reported whether they and/or a friend/family member had attempted suicide. At Wave IV, trained interviewers assessed participants' obesity and hypertension and collected bloodspots from which high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was assayed. Sample sizes in the present analyses ranged from n = 7,884 to n = 8,474.


RESULTS
Exposure to own and others' suicide attempts during adolescence was relatively common. In males, suicide attempts during adolescence (∼age 15 years) were associated with hypertension and elevated inflammation more than 1 decade later. Associations among suicide attempts by others and cardiovascular risk also emerged.


CONCLUSIONS
Exposure to one's own or others' severe dysregulation in the form of suicide attempts during the early life course signals risk for cardiovascular health problems by the late twenties. Adolescent males who attempted suicide and individuals exposed to suicide attempts in their social network may benefit from a dual focus on mental and physical health in care. (PsycINFO Database Record}, number={10}, journal={Health Psychology}, author={Shanahan, L. and Schorpp, K.M. and Volpe, V.V. and Linthicum, K. and Freeman, J.A.}, year={2016}, pages={1135–1143} }
 @article{freeman_bauldry_volpe_shanahan_shanahan_2016, title={Sex differences in associations between subjective social status and C-reactive protein in young adults}, volume={78}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959075031&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1097/PSY.0000000000000309}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={5}, journal={Psychosomatic Medicine}, author={Freeman, J.A. and Bauldry, S. and Volpe, V.V. and Shanahan, M.J. and Shanahan, L.}, year={2016}, pages={542–551} }
 @article{holochwost_gariépy_propper_neblett_volpe_neblett_mills-koonce_2016, title={Sociodemographic risk, parenting, and executive functions in early childhood: The role of ethnicity}, volume={36}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960909270&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecresq.2016.02.001}, abstractNote={The current study examined whether parenting behaviors in early childhood mediated the effects of cumulative risk on executive functions at school entry, and whether these effects differed as a function of ethnicity. Risk and parenting were assessed in infancy (3–12 months) and toddlerhood (24–36 months) using parent-report and observational measures; executive functions were assessed at 60 months using a battery of behavioral tasks. A series of structural equation models revealed that while risk predicted lower levels of maternal sensitivity and higher levels of negative intrusiveness in a manner that was consistent across ethnic subsamples, the effects of parenting behaviors on executive functions varied by ethnicity. Higher levels of sensitivity predicted higher levels of executive functions only among European American participants, while higher levels of negative intrusiveness predicted lower levels of executive functions only among African American participants. These findings underscore the importance of incorporating an understanding of parenting behaviors in their cultural context into early-education programs designed to improve executive functions among children at risk.}, journal={Early Childhood Research Quarterly}, author={Holochwost, S.J. and Gariépy, J.-L. and Propper, C.B. and Neblett, N.G. and Volpe, V. and Neblett, E. and Mills-Koonce, W.R.}, year={2016}, pages={537–549} }
 @article{seaton_upton_gilbert_volpe_2014, title={A Moderated Mediation Model: Racial Discrimination, Coping Strategies, and Racial Identity Among Black Adolescents}, volume={85}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899963456&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/cdev.12122}, abstractNote={This study examined a moderated mediation model among 314 Black adolescents aged 13–18. The model included general coping strategies (e.g., active, distracting, avoidant, and support‐seeking strategies) as mediators and racial identity dimensions (racial centrality, private regard, public regard, minority, assimilationist, and humanist ideologies) as moderators of the relation between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. Moderated mediation examined if the relation between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms varied by the mediators and moderators. Results revealed that avoidant coping strategies mediated the relation between perceptions of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. The results indicated that avoidant coping strategies mediated the relation between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among youth with high levels of the minority/oppressive ideology.}, number={3}, journal={Child Development}, author={Seaton, E.K. and Upton, R. and Gilbert, A. and Volpe, V.}, year={2014}, pages={882–890} }