Scott Katharine E, Huth Nicole, Fukuda Eren, Shutts Kristin, Devine Patricia G
University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America.
Wake Forest University, United States of America.
J Appl Dev Psychol. 2024 Sep-Oct;94. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101696. Epub 2024 Aug 21.
We evaluated the EmBARK (Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids) program, which we developed to help White parents in the US address race and racial biases with their White 5- to 7-year-old children. Parents ( = 73) completed EmBARK or control condition activities matched for time commitment and engagement with their child. We achieved remarkable compliance with EmBARK, with 95% of parents completing every program component. Parents also liked EmBARK, found EmBARK useful, and successfully implemented EmBARK activities with their children. Parents praised EmBARK's structured guidance for having conversations about race with their children. Parents in the EmBARK condition (vs. control) expressed more concern about, and self-efficacy to address, children's racial biases. This study lays groundwork for assessing the long-term impact of EmBARK on reducing children's racial biases. The findings provide hope that when given resources and guidance, White parents could become active agents in addressing children's racial biases.
我们评估了“启航”（Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids）项目，该项目是我们为帮助美国白人父母与5至7岁的白人孩子探讨种族和种族偏见问题而开发的。73位家长完成了“启航”项目或与孩子互动时间和参与度相匹配的对照活动。我们发现家长对“启航”项目的依从性很高，95%的家长完成了该项目的每一个部分。家长们也喜欢“启航”项目，认为它很有用，并成功地与孩子开展了相关活动。家长们称赞“启航”项目在与孩子进行种族问题对话方面提供了结构化指导。参与“启航”项目的家长（与对照组相比）对孩子的种族偏见表现出更多关注，并更有信心解决这一问题。本研究为评估“启航”项目对减少孩子种族偏见的长期影响奠定了基础。研究结果给我们带来了希望，即如果给予资源和指导，白人父母可以成为解决孩子种族偏见问题的积极力量。
