Journal article
Shape-Up: Efficacy of a Culturally Responsive Barbershop-Based Violence Reduction Intervention RCT for Young Black Men
Psychology of men & masculinity, v 22(4), pp 579-591
01 Oct 2021
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Abstract
Developing culturally responsive interventions to improve the health of Black males is a growing field. This study assessed the impact of a culturally responsive barbershop-based violence retaliation risk reduction intervention (Shape-Up) for emerging adult African American men. Using RECAST (Racial Encounter Coping Appraisal and Socialization Theory), this intervention included racial literacy protective and risk factors in its curriculum conceptualization, measurement, and delivery. Participants included 618 heterosexual cis-gender-identified African American men aged from 18 to 24 years old and used randomized control trial (RCT) methodology. Compared to a control group targeting sexual risk reduction, the retaliation reduction intervention successfully reduced violence behavior up to 3 months postintervention, through mediated mechanisms of reducing hypermasculinity beliefs and increasing Black manhood vulnerability beliefs. This study supports research on how culturally responsive theorybased interventions can increase the likelihood of positive health outcomes in communities of color. Developers of men's health interventions should consider the importance of both countering negative masculine identity stereotypes and promoting healthy gender-racialized narratives before expecting to improve Black young adult males' receptivity to psychological and behavior health change education and coping strategies.
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- Title
- Shape-Up: Efficacy of a Culturally Responsive Barbershop-Based Violence Reduction Intervention RCT for Young Black Men
- Creators
- Howard C. Stevenson - University of PennsylvaniaLoretta S. Jemmott - Drexel UniversityJohn B. Jemmott - Univ Penn, Annenberg Sch Commun, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAShawn L. White - Annenberg Public Policy CenterLloyd M. Talley - University of Michigan–Ann ArborDeepti Chittamuru - University of PennsylvaniaSoojong Kim - University of PennsylvaniaLarry D. Icard - Temple UniversityAnn O'Leary - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (Atlanta, GA, US)
- Publication Details
- Psychology of men & masculinity, v 22(4), pp 579-591
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation-American Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- R01HD061061 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000715342500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85119522267
- Other Identifier
- 991019169634104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Social