Transforming Words Into Action: Factors Predicting Social Justice Engagement Among Psychology Doctoral Students

Increasing our understanding about factors that predict social justice advocacy engagement can aid educators in choosing learning approaches that promote both personal and institutional change (Goodman et al., 2004). The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that may be related to social justice engagement in psychology doctoral students, as indicated by the multicultural and social justice literature. Results indicated that LGB minority status, higher levels of social justice interest and higher levels of social justice self-efficacy predicted greater orientation towards political and social advocacy. Social justice self-efficacy was also found to predict greater orientation towards confronting discrimination. Social justice self-efficacy was not shown to mediate the relationship between privilege awareness (White, heterosexual, male) and political and social advocacy or confronting discrimination. Training implications and future directions are discussed

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Psychology (UMKC)

Grantor

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Dashjian, Lauren Tracey

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Brown, Chrisanthia, 1957-

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/43883

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/43883