Interracial and intraracial contact, school-level diversity, and change in racial identity status among African American adolescents
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Among 224 African American adolescents (mean age = 14), the associations between interracial and intrara- cial contact and school-level diversity on changes in racial identity over a 3-year period were examined. Youths were determined to be diffused, foreclosed, moratorium, or achieved, and change or stability in iden- tity status was examined. Contact with Black students, Black friends, and White friends predicted change in identity status. Furthermore, in racially diverse schools, having more Black friends was associated with iden- tity stability. Students reporting low contact with Black students in racially diverse schools were more likely to report identity change if they had few Black friends. In students reporting high contact with Blacks in predominantly White schools, their identity was less likely to change for students with fewer White friends.
Article Number
1185
Publication Date
2010
Recommended Citation
Yip, T., Seaton, E. K. & Sellers, R. M. (2010). Interracial and intraracial contact, school-level diversity, and change in racial identity status among African American adolescents. Child Development, 81 (5), 1431–1444.
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