While most recent research has disproved the idea that normal adolescence is characterized by storm and stress, 10% to 20% of adolescents exhibit severe emotional disturbance. One behavior expresses this disturbance particularly prevalent in self-mutilation. An examination literature suggested eight differentiable theoretical models addressing why might engage selfmutilation: behavioral, systemic, avoidance suicide, sexual, expression affect, control ending depersonalization, creating...

This article describes influences on intergenerational communication within refugee families about sociocultural trauma and explores how education may positively affect this process. Drawing qualitative research grounded theory through a larger study concerning effects of in Cambodian American families, highlights ways that contribute to healing broken narratives affected by war genocide. Although focusing experiences, we suggest the role be similarly helpful facilitating for other...

Although many Korean transracial adoptees (KTAs) have White European American (WEA) family members, their racial features place them in the minority group. Thus, they navigate meanings of race and culture from two reference groups: majority WEA group This study explored processes through which perceptions sense belonging exclusion related to development ethnic identities. Fourteen adult KTAs Northeast participated interviews analyzed using grounded theory methodology. Results indicated that...

Objective This study examined methodological concerns with standard approaches to measuring race and ethnicity using the federally defined categories, as utilized in National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) funded research. Data Sources/Study Setting Surveys were administered 219 economically disadvantaged, racially ethnically diverse participants at Boston Women Infants Children WIC clinics during 2010. Study Design We missingness misclassification responses closed‐ended measure compared...

In this study the authors explored relation of physical appearance, perception group belonging, and exclusion to racial/ethnic identity in multiracial Japanese European Americans. Results indicate that appearance social variables sense belonging related one monoracial significantly predicted self-identity with corresponding group. There was also a significant relationship between American variables. Feelings were shown be primary influence on all three identities.

Histories of violence and ongoing settler-colonialism impacting Palestinian communities living under Israeli occupation require unique, critical enactments psychology research. The current article reflects on community engagement strategies used in a qualitative study resilience with refugees entitled: Refugee Family Trees Resilience (PRFTR). In realizing PRFTR, the authors developed partnerships between University Massachusetts Boston's clinical program Community-Based Organization United...

Abstract Advancing racial justice requires changes in White people's critical consciousness, including understanding the historical, material, and cultural conditions that have given rise to maintain racism supremacy on individual, interpersonal, systemic levels. To effect such changes, we need better understand current attitudes their relation anti‐racist action. Consistent with QuantCrit framework, this study explored Americans’ ( N = 531; mean age 34.4; 60.8% female) using Latent Profile...

Abstract Although challenges of anti‐racist work are most commonly framed in relation to White people and People Color, there significant involved creating allies across minority racial groups. This article describes our experiences within a community organization aimed at training culturally sensitive K‐12 educators. As Asian American Native facilitators group color who were predominantly Black, we describe relative marginalization (mostly failed) attempts create change the be more...

This study presents the results of a collaborative community‐based research project evaluating Youth Force, youth community organizing program. Participants included urban in middle school and high from minority racial ethnic backgrounds. Employing mixed methods design, investigated impacts program on participants, as well processes through which experiences influenced outcomes. Results indicated that programs influence range development outcomes, including skills, knowledge, civic...

This research considers the relationship between perceived racism and self-esteem among Asian Americans. In theory, perceiving protects racial minorities' because disparate treatment is externally attributed to a racist system rather than internally personal or group deficit. However, previous empirical has not generally supported this perspective, particularly for Correlational analyses with 257 American college students indicated that effects of depends on type perceived; while...

This qualitative study explored how White youth understand structural racism on an abstract and personalized level the process of developing these understandings. Structural encompasses both institutional broader effects embedded within social structures. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 in seventh or eighth grade a suburban school. Grounded theory analysis indicated that understanding for involved (a) initial existence meaning racism, (b) reflecting this awareness...

Abstract In this commentary piece, we argue that must interrogate the meaning of race and examine why how does matter in different societies across contexts before can even consider moving “beyond race.” We understand as fundamentally related to power, privilege, oppression; discuss cannot go race” face persistent racisms, hierarchies maintenance power privilege. address demographic changes itself not bring us importance active policies political mobilization through addressing an analytical...

Abstract Using students as researchers can yield useful empirical data and result in a plethora of benefits for students, researchers, institutions.

Studies of intergroup social distance have focused primarily on relations between dominant and minority groups, rather than groups. In this study, various dimensions resource competition relevant to group threat theory were contrasted. Black ( n = 39), Asian 53), White 118) participants developed self-resembling avatars interacted in a virtual world which types contexts simulated. Avatars’ movements tracked dynamic distances each participant dyad racial as whole (Black, Asian, White)...

Lack of clarity and questionable congruence between researcher participant understandings ethnicity race challenge the validity impact research utilizing these concepts. We aimed to both elucidate multiple meanings that participants in United States might bring questions about examine their relation formal conceptualizations variables. used consensual qualitative research-modified analyses conduct thematic content analysis 151 responses open-ended survey race. Participants included a...

This reflective case study explores the ongoing process of developing and fostering allies accomplices across privilege, considering how individual systemic levels interact within interpersonal relationships. Using our longstanding relationships, we highlight key conceptual, relational, emotional processes strategies involved in ally accomplice development. We consider essential roles self-reflection, cultural humility, action, re-engagement after disconnections; explore rewards building...

This study aimed to develop and validate the Resistance Empowerment Against Racism (REAR) scale.Fifty items developed through processes adapted from Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) were administered a sample of 723 women 230 men color (Asian Americans, Black Latinx, Native Americans). We employed exploratory confirmatory factor analyses using stratified subsamples; examined construct validity final REAR scale subscales; evaluated 2-week test-retest reliability with subsample.Analyses...

Allies are individuals who take action to end oppression in areas which they have privilege. Although research on ally development is growing, prior has often conceptualized allies a binary fashion (privileged or oppressed), focused only one specific area of privilege (e.g., race, as White privilege), been limited context college), examined influences rather than developmental processes. We used constructivist grounded theory approach address the question "What process being and becoming an...

This qualitative study explores the effects of social justice–oriented youth programming on racial and ethnic identities justice action for Asian American youth. Study participants were 5 male 3 female high school students, ages 15–17, whose ethnicities included Chinese, Vietnamese, Chinese-Vietnamese. Data sources multiple in-depth interviews with 8 participants, both pre- post-programming, as well research observations all programming. Analysis was based in a critical ideological...

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