White parents’ racial socialization during a guided discussion predicts declines in white children’s pro-white biases.

• DOI: 10.1037/dev0001703
• Publication Date: 2024-02-22T14:19:58Z
• Authors: Sylvia Perry; Deborah J. Wu; Jamie L. Abaied; Allison L. Skinne...; Sirenia Sanchez; Sara F. Waters; Adilene Osnaya
• Keywords: PsycINFO; White (mutation); Socialization; Attribution bias; Prejudice (legal term)

Although parent-child conversations about race are recommended to curb White U.S. children's racial biases, little work has tested their influence. We designed a guided racism discussion task for parents and 8-12-year-old children. explored whether parents' (a) pro-White implicit biases changed pre postconversation, (b) socialization messages (color conscious, external attributions prejudiced behavior colorblind ideology [CBRI]) predicted changes in each other's (c) associations varied by the type of (subtle vs. blatant) discussed. Children's significantly declined, postdiscussion. Parents' color conscious greater declines reflecting CBRI smaller bias. These patterns were observed during discussions subtle, but not blatant Effects on bias mixed. Our findings suggest that may effectively reduce (PsycInfo Database Record 2024 APA, all rights reserved).