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04-08-2019 | Empirical Research

Critical Reflection and Positive Youth Development among White and Black Adolescents: Is Understanding Inequality Connected to Thriving?

Auteurs: Corine P. Tyler, G. John Geldhof, Katrina L. Black, Edmond P. Bowers

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2020

Abstract

Critical consciousness supports youth’s development and participation in civil society, yet it remains unclear how this process is connected to indicators of thriving, such as the Five Cs. This study examined critical reflection—a component of critical consciousness—and the Five Cs among 515 youth (M_age = 13.38; 46.47% female): White youth attending middle-income schools (N = 112), White youth attending low-income schools (N = 250), and Black youth attending low-income schools (N = 153). Black youth attending low-income schools had the highest critical racial reflection and White youth attending low-income schools had the lowest critical socioeconomic reflection. Critical reflection was negatively associated with some of the Five Cs, but only among White youth. The implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are provided.

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These findings were generally replicated using single-group regression models with composite scale scores, which suggests that they are robust to different analytic techniques. The only substantive difference between the latent correlation models compared to the single-group regression models was that, in the latter model, there was an additional significant negative association between critical racial refection and competence among White youth attending middle-income schools.

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Titel: Critical Reflection and Positive Youth Development among White and Black Adolescents: Is Understanding Inequality Connected to Thriving?
Auteurs: Corine P. Tyler
G. John Geldhof
Katrina L. Black
Edmond P. Bowers
Publicatiedatum: 04-08-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01092-1

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