title: Racism, Racial Resilience, and African American Youth Development: Person-Centered Analysis as a Tool to Promote Equity and Justice.
abstract: Racism constitutes a significant risk to the healthy development of African American youth. Fortunately, however, not all youth who experience racism evidence negative developmental outcomes. In this chapter, we examine person-centered analysis (PCA)-a quantitative technique that investigates how variables combine across individuals-as a useful tool for elucidating racial and ethnic protective processes that mitigate the negative impact of racism. We review recent studies employing PCA in examinations of racial identity, racial socialization, and other race-related experiences, as well as how these constructs correlate with and impact African American youth development. We also consider challenges and limitations of PCA and conclude with a discussion of future research and how PCA might be used to promote equity and justice for African American and other racial and ethnic minority youth who experience racism.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. Electronic address: eneblett@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Enrique W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Neblett
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors.forename: Effua E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sosoo
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors.forename: Henry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors.forename: Donte L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
authors.forename: Jiwoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, United States.
authors.forename: Janelle T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Billingsley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D063505:Racism; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012933:Social Identification; D012935:Social Justice; D012951:Socialization
keywords: African American; Person-centered analysis; Racial and ethnic identity; Racial socialization; Racism