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Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Black Psychology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Correlates of Psychological Distress Among African American Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic	27
A Brief Black Masculinity Scale and Associations With Stress Coping	20
Fifty Years (1974–2024) of the Journal of Black Psychology: A Brief History and Reflection of Its Significance	19
Book Review: Solution to Double Consciousness and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man	16
W. Curtis Banks: The Second Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology	15
Beyond Code of the Street and Psychopathic Features: Black Masculinity and Self-Compassion	15
Book Review: Ubuntu Musings: The Need for Black Critical Consciousness WilsonD. J. (2023). Ubuntu Musings: The Need for Black Critical Consciousness. Ubuntu Publishing. 257 pp. $30.99 (paperback)	15
Thriving Against the Odds: An Examination of Protective Factors to Support African Americans in Counselor Education	14
Racialized Traumatic Media and Black Young Adults’ Health: The Moderating Relationship of Race-Based Traumatic Stress and Black Lives Matter Support	13
It’s More Than Skin-Deep: Gendered Racial Microaggressions, Skin Tone Satisfaction, and Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Black Women	11
Seeing One Another: The Creation of the Sawubona Healing Circles	10
Trauma, Help-Seeking, and the Strong Black Woman	10
Zulu Ethnic Identity, Social Connectedness (Ubuntu), and Resilience as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being Among “Born Free” Black South Africans	10
Processes Underlying Black American Emerging Adults’ Mental Health: Examining the Roles of Mental Health Literacy, Ethnic-Racial Identity, and Self-Care	10
Black Identity in Action: Examining Ethnic and Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, and Collective Action Among Black Individuals	9
Hair Messages: A Context for Exploring Racial Socialization Among African American Males	9
Sankofa: Using Topic Models to Review the History of the Journal of Black Psychology	8
Spiritual Surrender: Initial Appraisals of Cancer Diagnoses in Black Christian Women	7
African-Centered Spirituality as a Buffer of Psychological Symptoms Related to Specific Forms of Racism for African Americans	7
“The Talk I Received From My Parents, I Gave to My Little Brother”: Black Emerging Adults’ Experiences of Intergenerational and Bidirectional Racial Socialization	7
Attentional Control Moderates the Relationship Between Race-Related Stress and Emotion Dysregulation in a Highly Trauma-Exposed Population of Black Women	6
Re-Examining the Relationship Between Black Racial Identity and Self-Esteem Using Person- and Variable-Centered Approaches	6
‘It Just Feels Like an Invasion’: Black First-Episode Psychosis Patients’ Experiences With Coercive Intervention and Its Influence on Help-Seeking Behaviours	6
A Legacy of Sacred Spaces: Translating Contributions of Black Women in Psychology to Culturally Informed Clinical Practices at Predominantly White Institutions	6
Threat Appraisal and Coping: A Moderated Mediation of Racism-Related Trauma in Black Americans	6

Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Motivation: Examining the Antecedent Roles of Perceived Discrimination and Stereotype Threat Among African American STEM Majors	6
Black Students’ Mental Help-Seeking Processes During College Matriculation	5
“Hard to Remember, then Hard to Forget”: A Qualitative Exploration into the Attitudes and Lived Experiences of Black People With Black Names	5
A Qualitative Analysis of Former Black US Military Personnel’s Cancer Accessibility for Prostate Cancer Treatment	5
Stay out of the Sun: Exploring African American College Women’s Thoughts on the Dynamics Between Colorism and Sun-related Behavior	5
Seeing Black Girls in Their Glory: Cultivating Spaces that Facilitate Black Girls’ Psychological Safety	5
Associations Between Family Factors, Social Integration, and Suicidal Ideation Across the Life Course of an Urban African American Cohort	5
My Journey as Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology	4
“I Remember My First Relaxer”: Black Women Voicing Psychologically Engrained Practices of Chemical Hair Straightening	4
The Relationship Between Africentrism, Mental Health Outcomes, and Academic Self-Concept Among Black College Students	4
Divine Direction: How Religion and Spirituality Inform Political Efficacy and Critical Action Among Black Emerging Adult Women	4
“They Do Us Wrong”: Bringing Together Black Adolescent Girls’ Voices on School Staff’s Differential Treatment	4
Book Review: Healing as Liberation: A Review of Prentis Hemphill’s What It Takes to Heal, Through a Black Psychological Lens Healing as Liberation: A Review of Prentis Hemphill’s What It Takes to Heal	4
Experiences of Black Women Understanding Racial Microaggressions and Identifying Replenishing Healing Practices	4
Special Issue on Black Youth Suicide and Beyond	3
Body Satisfaction and Disordered Eating Among Black Women Student Athletes: An Examination of Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Social Support	3
Identifying Risk and Protective Factors in Research on Mental Health and Black American Adolescents: 1990 Through 2022	3
COVID-19 Pandemic and Education: Nigerian Parents’ Approach and Perception of Children’s Education Based on Socioeconomic Indicators	3
The Validation of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18 Among Black and Black Multi-Ethnic Female University Students in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica	3
Black/Africana Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stressors and the Role of Support	3
Peer Ethnicity as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Ethnic Identity and Body Appreciation in Black College-Aged Women	3
(Un)availability of Social Provisions and the Framing of Loneliness by Black Older Adults in Canada: A Qualitative Narrative Study	2
Special Issue Call for Papers: Black Men and Mental Health	2
Vicarious Experiences with Police Violence: Examining Psychosocial Factors that Predict Black Individuals’ Negative Affect and Intentions to Engage in Collective Action	2
Sociocultural Factors Related to COVID Vaccine Status in African Americans	2
Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Meta-synthesis	2
Black Students’ Impostor Feelings and Mental Health at HBCUs and PWCUs: Examining Moderating Effects of Racial Identity and Cultural Congruity	2
A Content Analysis of Cultural Mistrust Among African Americans in Therapy Settings	2
The Influence of Gendered Racial Identity Centrality on Gendered Racism and Identity Shifting Among Black Undergraduate Women at a HBCU	2
A Past Editor’s Retrospective and Future Perspectives on the Journal of Black Psychology: The Third Editor of the Journal	2
A Single-Session Wellness Initiative for Black College Women: Integrating Expressive Arts, Spirituality, and Political Resistance	1
The Strong Black Woman Schema and Mental Health: Examining the Role of Personal Mastery	1
Exploring the Experiences of Black Men Through the Decision-Making Process in Secure Settings: A Qualitative Study	1
Breaking Barriers: Understanding the Motivations and Challenges of Black Men in Mental Health Careers	1
Black Parents’ Rationales for Using Specific Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices With Their Young Children	1
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Black Adolescents Based on the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey	1
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors and Black Mothers’ Mental Health	1
An Exploratory Examination of the Ubiquity of the “Strong Black Woman” Schema	1
A Psychological, Historical Analysis of Post-Slavery Trauma and Post-Slavery Growth: Are They Viable Constructs?	1
Black Women’s Sexual Assertiveness and Satisfaction: The Role of the Superwoman Schema	1
Political Imagination as a Black Family Process: A Poetic Storytelling Study of Black Parents’ Dreams for Black Girls	1
Siasa na Jamii: Pressing Social Concerns and Civic Engagement Among Secondary School Students in Tanzania	1
Representations of Mental Illness in a Ga Community in Southern Ghana	1
Racial Regard and Internalizing Symptoms Among Black Youth: Indirect Effects Through Expressive Suppression	1
Racial Identity Moderates Cultural Congruence and Healthy Eating Intentions in Black Emerging Adults	1
End of the Year: 50th Anniversary Reflections	1
Black Women’s Body Image: Implications for Identity Formation and Well-Being	1
Life Stressors and Mental Well-Being: Experiences of African American Women Navigating Perinatal Loss and Pregnancy Subsequent to Loss	1
The Association of Sleep Disturbance, Depression, and Kin Social Support With the College Adjustment of African American Students: A Moderated Mediation Model	1
Perceptions of Burnout Among Black Pastors of Small Churches: A Phenomenological Study	1