Age-Related Differences in Implicit and Explicit Racial Biases in Cameroonians

Age-related differences in explicit and implicit racial biases in Black Cameroonians (N = 187, 94 females) were investigated using a cross-sectional design. Participants ranged in age from 3 to 30 years, and were from middle-to-high income families in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Biases were assessed by compa...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 2021-03, Vol.57 (3), p.386-396
Main Authors: Qian, Miao, Heyman, Gail D., Quinn, Paul C., Messi, Francoise A., Fu, Genyue, Lee, Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Age
Age Differences
Age Factors
Asians
Bias
Black people
Blacks
Cameroon
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Explicit Attitudes
Female
Foreign Countries
Human
Humans
Implicit Attitudes
Ingroup Outgroup
Male
Predictor Variables
Race
Racial and Ethnic Differences
Racial Bias
Racism
Social Status
Socioeconomic Status
Test Construction
Whites
Young Adult
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Summary:Age-related differences in explicit and implicit racial biases in Black Cameroonians (N = 187, 94 females) were investigated using a cross-sectional design. Participants ranged in age from 3 to 30 years, and were from middle-to-high income families in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Biases were assessed by comparing attitudes toward Blacks with those toward Whites and Chinese. Implicit pro-Black/anti-other-race (White and Chinese) biases were present at age 4, in contrast to anti-Black/pro-other-race biases, which were observed among 9- to 30-year-olds. In addition, explicit pro-Black/anti-other-race biases that were present at age 4 were no longer evident by age 7. These findings provide a detailed picture of age-related differences in racial biases in an understudied part of the world that can inform theories regarding the development of racial biases, as well as efforts to reduce such biases.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/dev0001149