Engaging White parents to address their White children's racial biases in the Black‐White context

Multiple studies (n = 1065 parents, 625 females, 437 males, 3 nonbinary, 99.06% White; n = 80, 5 to 7‐year‐old children, 35 girls, 45 boys, 87.50% White; data collection September 2017–January 2021) investigated White U.S. parents' thinking about White children's Black‐White racial biases....

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Published in:Child development 2023-01, Vol.94 (1), p.74-92
Main Authors: Scott, Katharine E., Ash, Tory L., Immel, Bailey, Liebeck, MaKayla A., Devine, Patricia G., Shutts, Kristin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Black People
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Female
Humans
Male
Males
Men
Motivation
Parents
Parents & parenting
Racism
White
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Summary:Multiple studies (n = 1065 parents, 625 females, 437 males, 3 nonbinary, 99.06% White; n = 80, 5 to 7‐year‐old children, 35 girls, 45 boys, 87.50% White; data collection September 2017–January 2021) investigated White U.S. parents' thinking about White children's Black‐White racial biases. In Studies 1–3, parents reported that their own and other children would not express racial biases. When predicting children's social preferences for Black and White children (Study 2), parents underestimated their own and other children's racial biases. Reading an article about the nature, prevalence, and consequences of White children's racial biases (Study 3) increased parents' awareness of, concern about, and motivation to address children's biases (relative to a control condition). The findings have implications for engaging White parents to address their children's racial biases.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13840