Examining African self-consciousness and Black racial identity as predictors of Black men's psychological well-being |
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Authors: | Pierre Martin R Mahalik James R |
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Affiliation: | Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Marpierre@generationexcel.org |
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Abstract: | This study investigated African self-consciousness and Black racial identity as predictors of psychological distress and self-esteem for Black men. One hundred thirty Black men from a college and community sample completed the African Self-Consciousness Scale, the Racial Identity Attitude Scale-B, the Symptom Checklist 90-Revised, and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Canonical correlation analysis found 2 significant roots with the 1st root indicating that Black men whose attitudes reflected Preencounter and Immersion racial identity attitudes and who do not resist against anti-African/Black forces reported greater psychological distress and less esteem. Results from the 2nd root suggested that Black men whose attitudes reflect greater Internalization racial identity attitudes, greater resistance to anti-African/Black forces, and less identification with Blacks reported greater self-esteem. |
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