Ethnic-racial discrimination experiences and ethnic-racial identity predict adolescents’ psychosocial adjustment

Evidence for a compensatory risk-resilience model

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8083282
AutoresMichael R Sladek (0000-0003-1697-438X, Harvard Graduate School of Education, autor de correspondencia), Adriana J Umaña‐taylor (0000-0002-8618-0115, Harvard Graduate School of Education), Adriana J Umaña-Taylor (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Grace E Oh (0000-0002-6071-6540), Grace Oh (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Mary Beth Spang (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado (0000-0002-3218-0187), Luz Magnolia Tilano Vega (0000-0001-9709-7985), Elana R McDermott (0000-0001-7614-0868, Harvard Graduate School of Education), Kristia A Wantchekon (0000-0002-9967-9791, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Año2020
Volumen44
Número5
Páginas433-440
Fecha de publicación2020-03-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Behavioral Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0165-0254 • E-ISSN: 1464-0651
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0165025420912013
OpenAlexW3011489140
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas30

Theory and empirical evidence indicate that ethnic-racial discrimination serves as a risk factor for adolescents’ psychosocial adjustment, whereas ethnic-racial identity (ERI) development promotes positive youth adjustment and can mitigate the negative outcomes of discrimination-related risk. In Colombia, the legacies of an ethnic-racial hierarchy, mestizaje ideology (i.e., the assumption that everyone is racially mixed), and contemporary multiculturalism education reforms create a unique context for understanding adolescents’ experiences of ethnic-racial discrimination, ERI development, and their implications for psychosocial adjustment. In this study of Colombian adolescents ( N = 462; M age = 15.90 years; 47.3% female), almost 40% of participants reported experiencing ethnic-racial-based discrimination. Experiencing more frequent ethnic-racial discrimination was associated with lower self-esteem and higher depressive symptoms, whereas higher ERI resolution (i.e., gaining sense of clarity about ethnic-racial group membership) and affirmation (i.e., feeling positively about ethnic-racial group membership) were associated with higher self-esteem and lower depressive symptoms. ERI exploration (i.e., learning history and gaining knowledge about ethnic-racial group membership) was also associated with higher self-esteem and moderated the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms, such that this association was stronger at higher compared to lower levels of ERI exploration. Findings provide novel evidence for ethnic-racial-related risk and resilience processes among Colombian youth

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Feeling · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Psychosocial · Racism · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Resilience and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Social Psychology