Trajectories and impact of White mentors’ beliefs about racial and ethnic discrimination in a formal youth mentoring program

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI:10.1002/ajcp.12664

Savannah B. Simpson, Ti Hsu, Elizabeth B. Raposa

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Abstract

To examine associations between White mentors’ beliefs regarding the presence of discrimination towards Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) individuals and mentoring relationship outcomes, mentors’ beliefs about racial/ethnic discrimination were assessed before random mentee assignment and at the end of 9 months of mentoring. White mentors matched with BIPOC youth showed greater increases in beliefs that discrimination limits opportunities for Black Americans. Stronger endorsement of the impacts of discrimination for Hispanic Americans resulted in less youth relationship anxiety when White mentors were matched with White mentees, but not when they were matched with BIPOC mentees. Last, greater increases in beliefs that discrimination limits opportunities for Black Americans resulted in less relationship anxiety for White mentors matched with White mentees, but more relationship anxiety for those matched with BIPOC mentees. Programs should assess and address mentors’ racial biases to minimize harm and augment the impact of mentoring programs for all youth.

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正式青年辅导项目中白人导师关于种族和民族歧视的信念轨迹及其影响

为了检验白人导师对黑人、原住民和有色人种(BIPOC)个体歧视的信念与师徒关系结果之间的关联，在随机分配徒弟之前和9个月的师徒结束时，评估了导师对种族/民族歧视的信念。与BIPOC青年相匹配的白人导师认为歧视限制了美国黑人的机会。当白人导师与白人徒弟配对时，对歧视对西班牙裔美国人影响的更强认可导致青年关系焦虑减少，但当他们与BIPOC徒弟配对时，则没有。最后，认为歧视限制了黑人机会的信念增加，导致白人导师与白人徒弟配对的关系焦虑减少，但与BIPOC徒弟配对的关系焦虑增加。项目应评估和解决导师的种族偏见，以尽量减少伤害，并扩大指导项目对所有青年的影响。

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American journal of community psychology Multiple-

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6.30

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9.70%

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; theoretical papers; empirical reviews; reports of innovative community programs or policies; and first person accounts of stakeholders involved in research, programs, or policy. The journal encourages submissions of innovative multi-level research and interventions, and encourages international submissions. The journal also encourages the submission of manuscripts concerned with underrepresented populations and issues of human diversity. The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes research, theory, and descriptions of innovative interventions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: individual, family, peer, and community mental health, physical health, and substance use; risk and protective factors for health and well being; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social ecological approaches, including the interplay of individual family, peer, institutional, neighborhood, and community processes; social welfare, social justice, and human rights; social problems and social change; program, system, and policy evaluations; and, understanding people within their social, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical contexts.