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Influences on Counselor Race Preferences: Distinguishing Black Racial Attitudes From Black Racial Identity
Author(s) -
Ferguson Tara M.,
Leach Mark M.,
Levy Jacob J.,
Nicholson Bonnie C.,
Johnson James D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2008.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - psychology , identity (music) , social psychology , race (biology) , racial differences , preference , racism , racial bias , ethnic group , gender studies , sociology , philosophy , anthropology , aesthetics , economics , microeconomics
The authors examined differential contributions of Black racial identity and racial attitudes toward Whites in determining counselor preferences. Results indicated that racial attitudes accounted for a significant portion of the variance in same‐race counselor preference. In addition, Black racial attitudes were distinguished from racial identity as independent contributors to counselor preferences. Los autores examinaron contribuciones diferenciales de indentidad racial y actitudes raciales de individuos Negros hacia Blancos para determinar las preferencias por un consejero u otro. Los resultados indicaron que las actitudes raciales se hallaban detrás de una porción significativa de la varianza en la preferencia por un consejero de la misma raza. Además, las actitudes raciales de individuos Negros se distinguieron de la identidad racial como factores independientes de influencia en las preferencias por ciertos consejeros.