We Are (Not) All in This Together

Examining When Shared Adversity Messaging Is Effective for Fostering Identity‐Safety Among Black Women

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ID19229716
AutoresEvava S Pietri (0000-0002-9991-1060, University of Colorado Boulder, autor correspondente), India R Johnson (0000-0001-9381-6364, Indiana University Indianapolis), Veronica Derricks (0000-0002-8142-0597, University of Colorado Boulder)
Ano2026
Volume82
Fascículo2
Data de publicação2026-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josi.70068
OpenAlexW7164641186
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas79

Black women feel connected to leaders whom they view as having shared adversity. Examining this phenomenon in the U.S. during the COVID‐19 pandemic, Study 1 found that when a Black (but not White) female leader expressed her personal struggles, Black women participants identified with her, viewed her as having a shared reality about the pandemic, and anticipated more identity‐safety in her company. Participants with relatively higher awareness of the pandemic's harmful impact on Black Americans indicated higher identity‐safety in the Black female leader, but not the White female leader, condition. However, in Study 2, when a White female leader acknowledged pandemic racial health disparities, Black women participants with more awareness of the pandemic's impact believed this White female leader had a stronger shared reality about the pandemic and indicated higher identity‐safety at her company. Overall, this research has implications for leader messaging that foster identity‐safety during stressful societal events

African american · Black female · Black male · Black women · Pandemic · Phenomenon · White (mutation) · Young adult · Cultural Differences and Values · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Social and Intergroup Psychology