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Perceived Racial Discrimination and Self‐Esteem in African American Youth: Racial Socialization as a Protective Factor
Author(s) -
HarrisBritt April,
Valrie Cecelia R.,
KurtzCostes Beth,
Rowley Stephanie J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00540.x
Subject(s) - pride , socialization , psychology , race (biology) , self esteem , social psychology , developmental psychology , african american , racial bias , gender studies , ethnology , sociology , political science , law , history
Racial socialization was examined as a protective factor that might buffer African American youth from the negative effects of perceived racial discrimination. Two types of racial socialization were examined: messages about race pride and preparation for bias. One hundred twenty‐eight eighth‐grade African American students participated in the study. As anticipated, both types of socialization moderated the relationship between discrimination and self‐esteem. The negative relationship between perceived discrimination and self‐esteem was mitigated for youth who reported more messages about race pride and a moderate amount of preparation for bias from their parents. In contrast, low race pride socialization and both high and low preparation for bias were associated with a negative relationship between perceived discrimination and self‐esteem.