| Changes in racial identity among African American college students following the election of Barack Obama. | |
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PMID: 21910535 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The current study considered the influence of the 2008 presidential election on the racial identity of African American college students (Mage = 19.3 years; 26.3% male). The design of the study consisted of 2 components: longitudinal and daily. The longitudinal component assessed 3 dimensions of racial identity (centrality, private regard, and public regard) 2 weeks before and 5 months after the election, and the daily diary component assessed racial identity and identity exploration on the days immediately before and after the election. Daily items measuring identity exploration focused on how much individuals thought about issues relating to their race. Analyses considered the immediate effects of the election on identity exploration and the extent to which changes in exploration were shaped by racial identity measured prior to the election. We also considered immediate and longer term changes in racial identity following the election and the extent to which longer term changes were conditioned by identity exploration. Findings suggest that the election served as an "encounter" experience (Cross, 1991, 1995, pp. 60-61), which led to increases in identity exploration. Moreover, analyses confirmed that changes in identity exploration were most pronounced among those with higher levels of racial centrality. Results also suggest that the election had both an immediate and a longer term influence on racial identity, which in some instances was conditioned by identity exploration. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Thomas E Fuller-Rowell; Anthony L Burrow; Anthony D Ong |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-12 |
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Title: Developmental psychology Volume: - ISSN: 1939-0599 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0260564 Medline TA: Dev Psychol Country: - |
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