@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"]}, 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{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}, 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.}, 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"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.chb.2023.107738}, 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{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"]}, 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).}, 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={This study examines associations between individual racism, anticipatory racism-related stress, and anti-racism activism among Black adolescents (n = 443; Mage = 15.6; 57.4% female) and emerging adults (n = 447; Mage = 23.8; 77.6% female). The authors tested competing hypotheses about associations between individual racism and anti-racism activism on anticipatory racism-related stress. Findings indicated anticipatory racism-related stress may be both a catalyst and consequence of engagement in anti-racism activism for Black adolescents and emerging adults. Results for each age group varied by type of stress (physiological; psychological) and activism (low-risk; high-risk). Supporting youth engagement in anti-racism activism without increasing anticipatory racism-related stress is a key priority for meaningfully advancing scholarship on the development of anti-racism and pursuit of racial justice.}, 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"]}, 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.}, 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"]}, DOI={10.1080/13504630.2022.2110464}, abstractNote={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.}, 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={8}, ISSN={["1745-6924"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221096086}, 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.}, 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={9}, ISSN={["2196-8837"]}, DOI={10.1007/s40615-022-01410-7}, 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"]}, 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={5}, ISSN={["1540-3602"]}, DOI={10.1080/00918369.2022.2070445}, abstractNote={Using data from an online survey assessing perceptions of 12 target1 photos of Black and White males2 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.}, 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={6}, ISSN={["1938-8934"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108947591&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1037/dhe0000332}, 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.}, 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={3}, 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={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.}, 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={Emerging adults (i.e., age 18-25 years) of color in the United States are exposed to race/ethnicity-related traumatic events in online settings. Although an emerging literature documents the mental health consequences of such online exposures among adolescents, the association between these exposures and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains understudied in emerging adults. Furthermore, little is known about strengths-based factors that may be protective for emerging adults of color faced with such exposures. The current study aimed to fill these gaps by examining the potential of liberatory media literacy (i.e., the ability to critically read, evaluate, support, and create media and technology that represents people of color in their full humanity) to ameliorate the association between exposure to traumatic events online and PTSD symptoms. Emerging adults of color (N = 325, Mage = 22.24, 56.0% male) were recruited to complete a self-report online survey that assessed exposure to race/ethnicity-related traumatic events in online settings, liberatory media literacy, and PTSD symptoms. The results of moderation analysis indicated that increased exposure to traumatic events online was associated with higher PTSD symptoms, β = .22, and that the inclusive media and technology component of liberatory media literacy was protective in this association, β = .19. However, these effects were small, f2 = .22-.23. The potential of liberatory media literacy as a strengths-based asset for emerging adults of color are discussed. Increasing inclusive media and technology skills may be an important target for intervention.}, 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={<h3>Introduction</h3> 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. <h3>Methods</h3> 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. <h3>Results</h3> 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. <h3>Conclusions</h3> 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. Methods. We merged a multidimensional state-level sexism index compiled from administrative data with the national Consumer Survey of Health Care Access (2014-2019; n = 10 898) to test associations between exposure to state-level sexism and barriers to access, availability, and affordability of health care. Results. Greater exposure to state-level sexism was associated with more barriers to health care access among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women, but not non-Hispanic White women. Affordability barriers (cost of medical bills, health insurance, prescriptions, and tests) appeared to drive these associations. More frequent need for care exacerbated the relationship between state-level sexism and barriers to care for Hispanic women. Conclusions. The relationship between state-level sexism and women's barriers to health care access differs by race/ethnicity and frequency of needing care. Public Health Implications. State-level policies may be used strategically to promote health care equity at the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10):1796-1805. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306455).}, 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; M age = 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={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 parent...}, 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={Abstract 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={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.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.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.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}, 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={Background Deficits 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. Methods The sample included 206 children and their biological mothers. At 24, 30, and 36 months of child age dyads participated in a series of laboratory visits in which sociodemographic, parenting, and baseline RSA (RSAB) data were collected. Inhibitory control was assessed at 36 months using a gift-wrap delay task. Results A series of structural equation models yielded no evidence that RSAB mediated the relations of risk or parenting and inhibitory control. RSAB moderated the effects of risk, such that high-risk children with low RSAB performed more poorly on tasks of inhibitory control, while high-risk children with high RSAB did not. Conclusions These results suggest that higher levels of RSAB may mitigate the influence of environmental risk on the development of inhibitory control 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={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.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.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.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={Objective In middle-aged and older samples, perceived subjective socioeconomic status (SSS) is a marker of social rank that is associated with elevated inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk independent of objective indicators of SES (oSES). Whether SSS is uniquely associated with elevated inflammation during young adulthood and whether these linkages differ by sex have not been studied using a nationally representative sample of young adults. Methods Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. At Wave IV, young adults aged mostly 24 to 32 years reported their SSS, oSES, and a range of covariates of both SES and elevated inflammation. Trained fieldworkers assessed medication use, body mass index, and waist circumference, and also collected bloodspots from which high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was assayed. The sample size for the present analyses was n = 13,236. Results Descriptive and bivariate analyses revealed a graded association between SSS and hs-CRP (b = −0.072, standard error [SE] = 0.011, p < .001): as SSS declined, mean levels of hs-CRP increased. When oSES indicators were taken into account, this association was no longer significant in women (b = −0.013, SE = 0.019, p = .514). In men, a small but significant SSS–hs-CRP association remained after adjusting for oSES indicators and additional potential confounders of this association in the final models (b = −0.034, SE = 0.011 p = .003; p < .001 for the sex by SSS interaction). Conclusions SSS is independently associated with elevated inflammation in young adults. The associations were stronger in men than in women. These data suggest that subjective, global assessments of social rank might play a role in developing adverse health outcomes.}, 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={Abstract 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} }