The Effects of Racial Identity on African American Youths' Psychosocial Adjustment: A Conceptualization of the Literature and Meta-Analytic Review
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis
Abstract: There is a general assumption of the positive effect of racial identity on the psychosocial adjustment of African-American youth. Despite this assertion, research findings for racial identity are unclear. The disparate measures of racial identity were organized into a cohesive framework with eight categories. Using this conceptual framework, a meta-analytic review was conducted on the effects the components of racial identity on African-American adolescents' psychosocial adjustment. There were 58 independent samples from 34 published journal articles and 14 unpublished papers (dissertations) including a total of 14,209 youth included in the study. Results of study highlight the importance of racial pride and suggest implications for multidimensional models and qualitative research on racial identity for future research.
Author: Corinn A. Elmore
Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W70277484