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prior research demonstrates negative consequences racism however little known community parenting intrapersonal mechanisms protect youth using mixedmethods approach study illuminated linkages positive negative contextual influences rural african american adolescent outcomes quantitative results provide support structural ecosystems theory influence discrimination collective socialization adolescent outcomes mediated racial socialization positive parenting parenting community influences contributed adolescent racial identity self image protected common negative responses racism including academic underachievement succumbing peer pressure aggressive tendencies qualitative results indicate current measures discrimination may underestimate adolescents experiences adolescents reported racist experiences domains school peers police males moreover qualitative findings echoed expanded quantitative results respect importance protective nature parents communities