title: Developmental Characteristics of African American and Caribbean Black Adolescents' Attributions Regarding Discrimination.
abstract: The present study examined discrimination attributions in the psychological well-being of Black adolescents. Findings are based on a representative sample of 810 African American and 360 Caribbean Black youth, aged 13 to 17, who participated in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Youth completed measures of perceived discrimination, discrimination attributions, depressive symptoms, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Approximately half the youth attributed discrimination to race/ethnicity (43%), followed by age (17%), physical appearance (16.5%) and gender (7.5%) and there were no ethnic, gender or age differences regarding discrimination attributions. Key findings suggest that the association between perceived discrimination and psychological did not vary according to discrimination attribution, which implies that discrimination is harmful for Black youth regardless of the attribution.
authors: Department of Psychology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors: Eleanor K
authors: EK
authors: Seaton
authors: Cleopatra H
authors: CH
authors: Caldwell
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Sellers
authors: James S
authors: JS
authors: Jackson
keywords: Adolescents; Blacks; Discrimination Attributions; Perceived Discrimination; Psychological Well-being
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