title: Racial discrimination and racial socialization as predictors of African American adolescents' racial identity development using latent transition analysis.
abstract: The present study examined perceptions of racial discrimination and racial socialization on racial identity development among 566 African American adolescents over 3 years. Latent class analyses were used to estimate identity statuses (Diffuse, Foreclosed, Moratorium, and Achieved). The probabilities of transitioning from one stage to another were examined with latent transition analyses to determine the likelihood of youth progressing, regressing, or remaining constant. Racial socialization and perceptions of racial discrimination were examined as covariates to assess the association with changes in racial identity status. The results indicated that perceptions of racial discrimination were not linked to any changes in racial identity. Youth who reported higher levels of racial socialization were less likely to be in Diffuse or Foreclosed compared with the Achieved group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA. eseaton@unc.edu
authors.forename: Eleanor K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Seaton
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morgan-Lopez
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sellers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D041923:Adolescent Development; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011287:Prejudice; D011822:Race Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D013223:Statistics as Topic