Understanding African American youth HIV knowledge: Exploring the role of racial socialization and family communication about “hard to talk about topics”

Mary M. McKay; William M. Bannon; James Rodriguez; Kelly Taber Chass

doi:10.1300/1200v05n01_04

Understanding African American youth HIV knowledge: Exploring the role of racial socialization and family communication about “hard to talk about topics”

Mary M. McKay
, William M. Bannon
, James Rodriguez
, Kelly Taber Chass

Washington University in St. Louis

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study examining correlates of urban African American youth HIV knowledge. The influence of family level factors (e.g., family communication, parental AIDS knowledge and myths regarding HIV transmission, along with family composition and family income) are examined. In addition, the current study explores the influence of racial socialization processes, specifically the influence of religious/spiritual coping, extended family caring, cultural pride reinforcement and racial awareness teaching (Stevenson, 1994; 1995; 1997) on youth HIV knowledge. Multivariate analyses revealed a significant association between youth HIV knowledge and being reared in a single parent home. Further, in every model, controlling for all types of racial socialization processes, family communication was significantly associated with youth HIV knowledge. Implications are drawn regarding the development of culturally and contextually specific HIV prevention programming for African American youth and their families.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Community Collaborative Partnerships
Subtitle of host publication	The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	81-100
Number of pages	20
Volume	5
Edition	1-2
ISBN (Print)	9780203726150
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/1200v05n01_04
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

Keywords

Culturally and contextually specific HIV prevention programs
Influence of family level factors
Influence of racial socialization processes
Parental myths regarding HIV transmission
Urban African American youth HIV knowledge

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McKay, M. M., Bannon, W. M., Rodriguez, J., & Chass, K. T. (2012). Understanding African American youth HIV knowledge: Exploring the role of racial socialization and family communication about “hard to talk about topics”. In Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts (1-2 ed., Vol. 5, pp. 81-100). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1300/1200v05n01_04

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Understanding African American youth HIV knowledge: Exploring the role of racial socialization and family communication about “hard to talk about topics”. / McKay, Mary M.; Bannon, William M.; Rodriguez, James et al.
Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts. Vol. 5 1-2. ed. Taylor and Francis, 2012. p. 81-100.

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McKay MM, Bannon WM, Rodriguez J, Chass KT. Understanding African American youth HIV knowledge: Exploring the role of racial socialization and family communication about “hard to talk about topics”. In Community Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts. 1-2 ed. Vol. 5. Taylor and Francis. 2012. p. 81-100 doi: 10.1300/1200v05n01_04

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