Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 9-30-2025
Publication Title
Child Welfare League of America
Volume
103
Issue
2
Pages
27-66
Publisher Name
Child Welfare League of America
Abstract
This study examined how ecosystemic factors—gender, exposure to community violence, attachment to parents, children’s hope, commitment to school, and concern about community safety—affect internalizing and externalizing behaviors among African American, Latinx, and Asian American youth (N = 212) in Chicago. Additionally, this study tested whether CH served as a moderating factor in the relationship between concern about CCS and internalizing and externalizing behaviors among youth who are racial minorities. Hierarchical multivariate regression analyses found that the effects of ecosystemic factors varied depending on the youth’s racial contexts. The moderating effects of CH were found to reduce internalizing and externalizing behaviors for Latinx youth and externalizing behaviors for African American youth, even when CCS was high. By tailoring programs to incorporate race-specific protective factors against ECV, practitioners can more effectively support youth who are racial minorities in mitigating negative behavioral outcomes.
Identifier
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48839236
Recommended Citation
Kim, C., Hong, R., Nguyen, H., & Fakhrabadi, R. A. (2025). Understanding Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors of Youth who are Racial Minorities: Comparison of Ecosystemic Factors and Identification of Race-Specific Violence Protective Factors. Child Welfare, 103(2), 27–66. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48839236
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Comments
Author Posting © The Author(s), 2025. This article is posted here by permission of Child Welfare League of America for personal use and non-commercial redistribution. This article was published open access in Child Welfare, Vol.103, No.2, 2025, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48839236.