Singh Sukhmani, Berezin McKenzie N, Wallach Leila N, B Godfrey Erin, Javdani Shabnam
New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2021 Mar;67(1-2):64-75. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12479. Epub 2020 Nov 29.
Scholarship identifies critical consciousness as a key developmental asset in promoting the well-being of adolescents experiencing multiple socio-structural axes of oppression. Girls of color at acute risk for legal system involvement or re-involvement are absent from this literature. They are a critical population in which to examine this construct given their experiences of oppression and the myriad benefits of critical consciousness. The current study addresses this gap by examining traumatic incidents and experiences of racism and sexism as correlates of critical reflection and action among a sample of girls (N = 220; Mean age = 14.5 years; SD = 1.3 years). Using path analysis and multigroup modeling, we examine direct associations between these three manifestations of structural oppression and critical consciousness and explore the interplay of traumatic incidents, and racism and sexism in girls' critical consciousness development. Findings suggest that experiences of sexism and racism, uniquely and positively predict critical action, but not critical reflection. Surprisingly, girls' experiences of traumatic incidents do not predict reflection or action. Finally, multigroup analyses show no evidence that these associations vary by the interplay of traumatic incidents, racism, and sexism. Implications for community psychology values and juvenile legal system practice and policy are discussed.
学术研究将批判性意识视为促进经历多种社会结构压迫轴心的青少年福祉的关键发展资产。法律系统介入或再次介入风险极高的有色人种女孩却未出现在这一文献中。鉴于她们的压迫经历以及批判性意识的诸多益处，她们是研究这一概念的关键群体。本研究通过考察创伤事件以及种族主义和性别歧视经历，将其作为一组女孩样本（N = 220；平均年龄 = 14.5岁；标准差 = 1.3岁）中批判性反思和行动的相关因素，来填补这一空白。我们运用路径分析和多组模型，考察这三种结构性压迫表现形式与批判性意识之间的直接关联，并探究创伤事件以及种族主义和性别歧视在女孩批判性意识发展中的相互作用。研究结果表明，性别歧视和种族主义经历能独特且正向地预测批判性行动，但不能预测批判性反思。令人惊讶的是，女孩的创伤事件经历并不能预测反思或行动。最后，多组分析表明，没有证据显示这些关联会因创伤事件、种族主义和性别歧视的相互作用而有所不同。本文还讨论了对社区心理学价值观以及青少年法律系统实践与政策的启示。
