Grappling with Whiteness: Latent Profiles of White Racial Consciousness and Affect's Impact on Critical Reflection
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.White racial identity development is complex, with six profiles identified. High racial consciousness doesn't guarantee critical reflection on White privilege, and multiple marginalized identities don't influence this development.
Area Of Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Critical Race Theory
Background
- White racial identity development is understood through a critical consciousness framework.
- This framework emphasizes recognizing and combating White privilege and supremacy.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate White American young adults' racial identity development.
- To examine the roles of racial consciousness and racial affect.
- To assess their combined impact on critical reflection.
Main Methods
- A person-centered approach using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA).
- Survey data from 716 White identifying young adults (Mage = 21.00).
- Measures included White racial consciousness, affect, and critical reflection.
Main Results
- A six-profile solution emerged for understanding White racial identity, aligning with existing models but revealing greater complexity.
- Insights into how White adults perceive their Whiteness, both identity and emotionally.
- High racial consciousness did not necessarily correlate with critical reflection on privilege; no support for the influence of multiple marginalized identities.
Conclusions
- White racial identity development is multifaceted, involving intricate combinations of identity and affect.
- Critical reflection on privilege is not guaranteed by high racial consciousness.
- The study highlights the complexity of White identity beyond theoretical models.
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