ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

The Various Moderating Roles of Ethnic-Racial Discrimination in the Lives of Ethnic-Racial Minorities: Three Perspectives Across Adolescence and Adulthood

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Cultural Psychology

Ethnic-racial discrimination has been identified as contextual factor that changes or moderates normative processes. The three papers in this symposium each examine ethnic-racial discrimination as a moderator of normative processes in distinct contexts (e.g., Internet experiences, intervention, and parenting) that have implications for adolescent and adult developmental periods.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Fantasy LozadaChair
    Virginia Commonwealth University

Presentations

  1. Ethnic Identity Exploration Online As a Predictor Civic Engagement: The Roles of Empathy and Vicarious DiscriminationAlexandra Merritt, Fantasy Lozada, Brendesha Tynes
  2. HIV Testing Behaviors Among African American Rural Women: The Moderating Role of Conspiracy Beliefs and Fear of DiscriminationKristina Hood, Chelsie Dunn, Chelsea Derlan
  3. African American Mothers’ Beliefs about Emotion and Emotion Socialization: The Moderating Role of Racial DiscriminationFantasy Lozada, Deon Brown, Amy Halberstadt