Directionality explored: Black Adolescents' awareness of systemic racism and race-based experiences.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Johnson NC; School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.; Rowley SJ; School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.; Kurtz-Costes B; Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9109126 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-7795 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10508392 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Res Adolesc Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Increases in conversations about race and racial discrimination experiences during adolescence make this a critical developmental period to investigate adolescents' awareness of racism. We examined bidirectional associations between race-based experiences and awareness of systemic racism-operationalized as understanding systemic causes of racial disparities in education. Adolescents who self-identified as African American/Black were surveyed in Grade 6 (n = 317; M age = 11.12; 48% girls) and Grade 8 (n = 247; M age = 13.15; 56% girls). Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed that racial barrier messages, but not racial discrimination experiences, in Grade 6 positively predicted awareness of systemic racism in Grade 8. Adolescents' awareness of systemic racism in Grade 6 did not predict racial socialization or racial discrimination experiences in Grade 8.
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