School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University.
Department of Counseling Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
J Couns Psychol. 2024 Oct;71(5):328-342. doi: 10.1037/cou0000756. Epub 2024 Aug 8.
Coloniality, or the enduring legacy of domination and White supremacy stemming from colonization, manifests across power dynamics, knowledge systems, and personal identity. This study investigated the coloniality of being of 12 Puerto Rican adults living in the United States. We explored their perceptions of the self, other Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican cultural patterns, and self-aspirations. Using consensual qualitative research, six domains emerged from the data, including (a) self-identity, (b) Puerto Rican pride, (c) other Puerto Ricans, (d) Puerto Rican dependency, (e) Puerto Ricans and work, and (f) reasons for migrating or staying in Puerto Rico. Results portrayed colonial power dynamics' profound and complicated mark on different aspects of the participants' individual and collective selves. Participants' language and narratives also conveyed ruptures between participants and other Puerto Ricans. Findings from our study help expand our understanding of Puerto Ricans' lived experiences of colonization, a group that still experiences the occupation and domination of its land and people. Our article also discusses the clinical and theoretical implications of this work, particularly as it pertains to Puerto Rican identity formation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
殖民主义，或源于殖民的统治和白人至上的持久遗产，体现在权力动态、知识体系和个人身份中。本研究调查了 12 名居住在美国的波多黎各成年人的存在的殖民性。我们探讨了他们对自我、其他波多黎各人、波多黎各文化模式和自我期望的看法。使用共识定性研究方法，从数据中出现了六个领域，包括（a）自我认同，（b）波多黎各自豪感，（c）其他波多黎各人，（d）波多黎各的依赖性，（e）波多黎各人和工作，以及（f）移民或留在波多黎各的原因。研究结果描绘了殖民权力动态对参与者个人和集体自我不同方面的深刻而复杂的影响。参与者的语言和叙述也传达了参与者与其他波多黎各人之间的裂痕。我们的研究结果有助于扩大我们对波多黎各人殖民生活经历的理解，这个群体仍然经历着其土地和人民的占领和统治。我们的文章还讨论了这项工作的临床和理论意义，特别是在波多黎各身份形成方面。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2024 APA，保留所有权利）。
