Racial Identity Matters: The Relationship between Racial Discrimination and Psychological Functioning in African American Adolescents

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Sellers ◽  
Nikeea Copeland-Linder ◽  
Pamela P. Martin ◽  
R. L'Heureux Lewis
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Racial Identity, Racial Discrimination, and Classroom Engagement Outcomes Among Black Girls and Boys in Predominantly Black and Predominantly White School Districts

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1318-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seanna Leath ◽  
Channing Mathews ◽  
Asya Harrison ◽  
Tabbye Chavous
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Public Regard

This study examined the associations among racial identity beliefs (centrality and public regard), racial discrimination, and academic engagement outcomes among 1,659 African American adolescents across two demographically distinct school districts, one predominantly Black, working class ( n = 1,100) and one predominantly White, middle class ( n = 559). Across these districts, the youths reported that race was a central aspect of their identity and demonstrated varying levels of public regard. Racial discrimination was negatively associated with academic curiosity and persistence, but this effect was moderated by gender and racial identity. Our findings demonstrate the harmful influence of discrimination on the academic engagement of African American adolescents and the protective roles of racial identity beliefs across gender and school racial contexts.

Racial identity and psychosocial outcomes among African American adolescents

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Caldwell ◽  
T. Chavous ◽  
R. Sellers ◽  
L. Kohn Wood ◽  
M. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Psychosocial Outcomes ◽  
African American Adolescents
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