Critical consciousness and anti‐racist action as rooted in family processes.

ADOLESCENT development; STATISTICAL correlation; CONSCIOUSNESS; SEX distribution; MULTIPLE regression analysis; FAMILIES; REFLECTION (Philosophy); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PARENTING; ANTI-racism; MOTIVATION (Psychology); TEENAGERS' conduct of life; CULTURAL prejudices; RESEARCH; SOCIAL skills; SOCIAL values; INTERPERSONAL relations; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIAL classes; CULTURAL pluralism

Racially ethnically marginalized communities in the United States are exposed to structural and interpersonal forms of racism that have harmful effects on their health, wealth, education, and employment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Racism and Health. https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/racism‐disparities/index.html, 2021). Although a plethora of research exists outlining these harmful effects, research examining how youth from diverse backgrounds effectively combat racism is lacking. Emerging research demonstrates that families may play a key role in the development of critical consciousness and participation in anti‐racist actions (Bañales et al., Journal of Social Issues, 2021, 77, 964; Blanco Martinez et al., American Journal of Community Psychology, 2022, 70, 278; Lozada et al., Journal of Black Psychology, 2017, 43, 493). Yet, many key family processes have not been examined in relation to youth development of anti‐racist practices. The current study included a sample of 327 racially ethnically diverse emerging adults (Mage = 18.80, SD = 1.28, range = 18–25), and explored the association between ethnic–racial socialization (cultural socialization, preparation for bias) and youth critical consciousness (reflection, motivation, action) and anti‐racist (interpersonal, communal, political change) actions, and how familism values impact these associations. Results found that ethnic–racial socialization was positively associated with all aspects of critical consciousness and anti‐racist actions. Results also found that familism significantly interacted with ethnic–racial socialization to predict some aspects of critical consciousness and anti‐racist actions, but not others. Implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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