Zach Blount

Davidson College · Psychology

Purpose: Violence prevention and intervention programs are typically deficits-based, failing to address the source of adversities faced by boys and men of color (BMoC). This systematic literature review examines and categorizes violence prevention and intervention programs that address BMoC through strengths and protective factors to identify promi...

Purpose: This systematic narrative literature review covers violence prevention/intervention programming for boys and men of color (BMoC). The review categorizes strength-based intervention and prevention programs and protective factors articles in an effort to reveal strengths and weaknesses of existing programs and to demonstrate promising direct...

Interpersonal strengths, such as family well-being and community support, are important protective factors and help individuals cope with adversity (Grych et al., 2015). Previous research primarily focuses on physical and psychological victimization in the “offline world,” though more recently, the literature has expanded to include cyberbullying a...

Interpersonal relationships are key sources of support and other resources during childhood (Feeney & Collins, 2014; Grych et al., 2015; Turner et al., 2015). Many measures of social support and other aspects of interpersonal relationships exist, but few have been carefully adapted for youth and even less guidance is available about how to talk abo...

Summary: The authors review existing knowledge about strengths-based approaches for boys and men of color. The broader goal is to contribute to the development of a research, program, and policy agenda based on the current state of scientific knowledge regarding the causes and appropriate interventions for violence, and the most effective ways to p...

Research on cyber-victimization has primarily focused on cyberbullying conducted in urban and suburban (metropolitan) settings. We explore a range of cyber-victimizations, including financially motivated offenses and cyberbullying, and their associations with current psychological and health status in a nonmetropolitan sample from southern Appalach...

This report presents measures of strengths in our resilience portfolio domains (regulatory, meaning making, and interpersonal), adversities, and outcomes that have been developed for youth ages 10 to 21 using a mixed-methods approach including 8 focus groups, 24 cognitive interviews, and a survey of 440 youth. The following scales are included: Re...

Many forms of victimization, including bullying and property crime, are increasingly moving online, but most studies of poly-victimization still primarily focus on in-person crime and violence. Few studies have examined the importance of incorporating technology-based victimizations for assessing the true burden of violence. The purpose of this stu...

Purpose: Cyberbullying has increasingly become a subject of study; however, research on other types of online victimization, particularly information theft or monetary loss, is relatively scarce. Furthermore, few studies examine the efficacy of safety practices thought to reduce the risk of digital victimization. The objective of this study is to e...

Introduction: Narrative research can shed light on how life events shape youth identity, vulnerability and resilience. This study examined high and low life points and impacts among youth who lived in rural Appalachia. Methods: The study was based on a mixed methods investigation that examined resilience and character development among Appalachian...

Objective: Self-regulation is the ability to maintain emotional, cognitive, and behavioral control, even during times of stress and adversity. The purpose of this study is to examine the pattern of five regulatory strengths (emotional regulation, emotional awareness, anger management, psychological endurance, and coping) over the lifespan and to ex...

Can groove be recognized in a song in as little as three seconds? Do groove ratings correlate with measures of enjoyment and song familiarity? The current study examined 25 Davidson College students’ ratings of 121 song clips representing four genres of music (folk, jazz, rock, and soul). A long (8 sec) clip and a short (3 sec) clip were created fo...