Perceived Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity Profiles among African American Adolescents

Citation

Seaton, Eleanor K & . (2009). Perceived Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity Profiles among African American Adolescents. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(2), 137-144.

Abstract

The present study examined the relation between multiple types of racial discrimination and psychological well-being across racial identity profiles. A sample of 322 African American adolescents completed measures of racial identity, racial discrimination, self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Cluster analyses were conducted to create previously identified racial identity profiles and 3 were evident: Buffering/Defensive, Alienated, and Idealized. The racial identity profiles moderated the relation between perceptions of racial discrimination and psychological well-being such that perceptions of racial discrimination were linked to higher levels of depressive symptoms for Alienated youth but not for Buffering/Defensive or Idealized youth. The implications for the racial discrimination literature among African American adolescents are discussed.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015506

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2009

Journal Title

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Author(s)

Seaton, Eleanor K
.