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Anti-racism activism among Black adolescents and emerging adults: Understanding the roles of racism and anticipatory racism-related stress.

Elan C HopeVanessa V VolpeAlexis S BriggsG Perusi Benson
Published in: Child development (2022)
This study examines associations between individual racism, anticipatory racism-related stress, and anti-racism activism among Black adolescents (n = 443; M age  = 15.6; 57.4% female) and emerging adults (n = 447; M age  = 23.8; 77.6% female). The authors tested competing hypotheses about associations between individual racism and anti-racism activism on anticipatory racism-related stress. Findings indicated anticipatory racism-related stress may be both a catalyst and consequence of engagement in anti-racism activism for Black adolescents and emerging adults. Results for each age group varied by type of stress (physiological; psychological) and activism (low-risk; high-risk). Supporting youth engagement in anti-racism activism without increasing anticipatory racism-related stress is a key priority for meaningfully advancing scholarship on the development of anti-racism and pursuit of racial justice.
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