Using media to navigate identity? U.S. Black parents' encouragement and selection of content for their children
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, WI,, Boston University |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Human Communication Research |
| ISSN | 0360-3989 |
| E-ISSN | 1468-2958 |
| EDITORA | Sage Publications (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hcr/hqaf006 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
In an online experiment, 498 U.S. Black parents (child aged 3–5, 9–11, 15–17) were randomized to imagine their child had 'an okay day' or experienced peer racism. They watched four age-appropriate video trailers that varied in affective tone (positive vs. mixed) and theme (race-related vs. not), rated their likelihood of encouraging their child to watch each and selected one. Regardless of condition and child age, encouragement was higher for race-related versus 'nonracial' videos. Parents in the racism (vs. okay day) condition had greater odds of selecting race-related content, including racism depictions. As such, results were more consistent with the Selective Exposure Self- and Affect-Management model than Mood Management predictions. Perceptions of child identity strength and parent identity strength predicted encouragement; parent identity strength predicted selection; child age group mostly did not predict outcomes. Effects of condition on selection of racial vs. entertainment content were mediated by three types of goals. Public significance This study suggests U.S. Black parents can see value in showing their child age-appropriate content featuring racial pride messages and youth racism experiences. Following a child racism experience, Black parents had greater inclinations to select both types of race-related content over race-unrelated content, with little differences by child age.