Ecological examination of the development of color-blind racial beliefs in black college students

The Ecological Model of Racial Socialization (EMRS) was tested among a sample of 204 Black college students from a Midwestern predominately White university. The EMRS explored the relation between the racial composition of participants’ contexts and racial socialization provided by both familial and non familial sources. In addition, the model addressed the relations between racial socialization provided by multiple sources and color-blind racial beliefs and mental health. Findings from hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated partial support of EMRS. Specifically, the racial composition of participants’ neighborhood and friend group accounted for a unique amount of variance in Cultural Pride and Alertness to Racism racial socialization received from both parents and peers. Additionally, Alertness to Racism racial socialization provided by peers accounted for a significant amount of variance in color-blind racial attitudes. Similarly, Peer Alertness to Racism racial socialization accounted for a significant amount of variance in mental health outcomes. Finally, color-blind racial beliefs moderated the relationship between Parental Internalized Racism racial socialization and mental health outcomes. Implications and future directions are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2010

Author dc:creator

• Barr, Simone C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Neville, Helen A.
• Aber, Mark S.
• Miller, Peggy J.
• Ramirez Garcia, Jorge I.
• Hunter, Carla D.

• African Americans
• College Students
• Racial Socialization
• Color-Blind Racial Beliefs

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2010 Simone C. Barr

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/16043

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/16043