Black mothers' ethnic–racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti‐Black murders during the pandemic

Although research on ethnic–racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti‐Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic–racial socialization with adolescents aged 11–18 years o...

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Published in:Journal of research on adolescence 2024-09, Vol.34 (3), p.831-844
Main Authors: Coates, Erica E., Moore, Carrington, de Heer, Rebecca, Brumley, Calyn, Prudhomme, Arielle, Edwards, Lauren, Curtis, Latisha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
anti‐Black violence
Black or African American - psychology
Black or African American - statistics & numerical data
Black people
cataclysmic vicarious trauma
Child
COVID-19 - ethnology
COVID-19 - psychology
Emotional distress
Ethnicity
ethnic–racial socialization
Female
gendered racism
Homicide - ethnology
Homicide - psychology
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations - psychology
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Murders & murder attempts
Pandemics
Parents & parenting
Psychological distress
Racial socialization
Racism
Racism - psychology
Reflexivity
Socialization
Worry
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Summary:Although research on ethnic–racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti‐Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic–racial socialization with adolescents aged 11–18 years old approximately 1 year following the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black people. Researchers generated the following themes using reflexive thematic analysis: protecting adolescents from physical harm; protecting adolescents from psychological harm; parents' emotional distress; and parents' lack of confidence in their ethnic–racial socialization practices. Black mothers exhibit exceptional amounts of strength and courage as they navigate pervasive physical and psychological threats to their adolescents while experiencing worry and low confidence in their ability to socialize their adolescents about anti‐Black racism.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.12948