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Parental ethnic-racial socialization practices and the construction of children of color's ethnic-racial identity: A research synthesis and meta-analysis

Huguley, JP and Wang, MT and Vasquez, AC and Guo, J (2019) Parental ethnic-racial socialization practices and the construction of children of color's ethnic-racial identity: A research synthesis and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 145 (5). 437 - 458. ISSN 0033-2909

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Abstract

Parental ethnic-racial socialization practices help shape the development of a strong ethnic-racial identity in children of color, which in turn contributes positively to mental health, social, and academic outcomes. Although there is a wide body of literature on the relationship between these meta-constructs, this research has not been systematically examined to either (a) determine the degree to which associations between parental ethnic-racial socialization approaches and ethnic-racial identity dimensions hold actual practical significance for parents of color or (b) estimate how these associations vary as a function of theorized mitigating factors. In response, this meta-analytic study investigated the strength of the association between parental ethnic-racial socialization practices and the construction of ethnic-racial identity, as well as factors that moderated the strength and direction of this association. Findings revealed that across 68 studies, there was a significant and substantive relationship between the global constructs of ethnic-racial socialization practices and ethnic-racial identity. Most individual practices of ethnic-racial socialization were positively associated with global ethnic-racial identity, and the strongest relationship was with pride and heritage socialization. Parental ethnic-racial socialization was also positively associated with all ethnic-racial identity dimensions tested except for public regard, with which it was negatively associated. Developmental findings showed that although ethnic-racial socialization positively predicted identity at every level of schooling, the strongest relationship was at the high school level. Finally, the association between ethnic-racial socialization and ethnic-racial identity was positive for African Americans, Latinxs, and Asian Americans alike, but the strongest relationship was among Latinxs. Implications for parenting practices and future research are discussed.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Huguley, JPHUGULEY@pitt.eduHUGULEY
Wang, MTmtwang@pitt.eduMTWANG
Vasquez, AC
Guo, J
Date: 1 May 2019
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Psychological Bulletin
Volume: 145
Number: 5
Page Range: 437 - 458
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1037/bul0000187
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Psychology in Education
ISSN: 0033-2909
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2019 18:38
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 11:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/36219

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