How Do Discrimination and Self-Esteem Control Beliefs Affect Prosociality? An Examination Among Black and Latinx Youth

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ID11670966
AutoresCorine P Tyler (0000-0001-9637-7395, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA, autor correspondente), G John Geldhof (0000-0001-5505-0572, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA), R A Settersten (0000-0001-8761-6462, Oregon State University), Brian R Flay (0000-0002-5209-2766, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
Ano2020
Volume41
Fascículo2
Páginas282-308
Data de publicação2020-04-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431620912486
OpenAlexW3019243400
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas58

Black and Latinx youth are situated in a maladaptive discriminatory context in the United States; however, prosociality may be one way that youth can promote their own positive development in the face of these experiences. We examined the longitudinal associations between discrimination and prosociality among 380 Black and Latinx early adolescents (M W6age = 12.38 years, 52% female) and considered race/ethnicity and self-esteem control beliefs as potential moderators to this association. Discrimination predicted higher levels of prosociality among Black youth 6 months later, but not among Latinx youth. Discrimination also predicted higher prosociality among youth with very high self-esteem control beliefs 6 months later, but not among youth with lower levels of self-esteem control beliefs. None of these associations were significant when looking across a 1-year time frame. Our findings support the predictions of self-esteem enhancement theory and highlight the importance of considering how youth’s unique racialized experiences can inform how they respond to discrimination

Affect (linguistics · Association (psychology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Prosocial behavior · Self-esteem · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology