An Examination of the Bidirectional and Contextual Relationship between Critical Consciousness and Wellbeing Among Minoritized Emerging Adults

摘要 经历基于种族/民族、性别和/或性取向的结构性歧视的新兴成年人 定向面临着更高的健康挑战风险。世纪之交的社会政治环境 COVID-19大流行进一步扩大了福祉的差距。学术研究表明， 意识（即，对结构性歧视的分析和行动）可能有助于保护和 促进面临歧视的少数群体新兴成年人的福祉。此外，参与 以社区为基础的组织，培养批判意识，并致力于拆除结构性的 歧视可以保护少数群体新生成年人的福祉。因此，调查 批判意识和幸福感之间的双向和上下文关系。为了解 批判意识和幸福感之间的关系，我将进行混合方法研究， 纵向理解批判意识和幸福感之间的关系，并考虑到 歧视和社区组织的影响。我将特别着重于 三个少数群体的经历：亚裔、女性和女同性恋/男同性恋/双性恋/酷儿/质疑 (LGBQ（二）成人初显。这一提议的主要假设是， 随着时间的推移，CC和健康之间的关系，CC可能不会完全缓冲 新出现的成年人反对歧视，但CC的发展，发生在一个社区 组织将促进福利。我将解决的假设，并实现这一目标， 通过三个目标。在目标1中，我将使用路径分析来理解关键 四个时间点的意识，然后检查批判意识和 随着时间的推移，每个组的幸福感（通过焦虑、压力和焦虑来衡量）都是双向的。在目标2中，我 我将再次使用路径分析，现在引入批判意识作为调节器，以确定角色 批判意识可能会减少歧视与每个人的福祉之间的关系， 组在目标3中，我将进行深入访谈，定性地探讨身份关联的作用。 以社区为基础的组织进一步鼓励少数群体新兴成年人的福祉，因为他们 培养他们的批判意识调查批判意识对幸福的作用是一个新的 生长的田野。这项工作完成后，将有助于我们的知识基础， 对面临结构性歧视的少数群体新兴成年人的支持， 对健康和健康差距研究的影响，以及培养面向社区的 干预措施。

ABSTRACT Emerging adults experiencing structural discrimination based on race/ethnicity, gender, and/or sexual orientation are at heightened risk for wellbeing challenges. The recent sociopolitical environment during the COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified disparities in wellbeing. Scholarship suggests that critical consciousness (i.e., one’s analysis and action against structural discrimination) may help to protect and promote wellbeing among minoritized emerging adults facing discrimination. Furthermore, participation in community-based organizations that foster critical consciousness and work to dismantle structural discrimination may protect minoritized emerging adults’ wellbeing. Thus, it is important to investigate the bidirectional and contextual relationship between critical consciousness and wellbeing. In order to understand the relationship between critical consciousness and wellbeing, I will conduct a mixed methods study to understand the relationship between critical consciousness and wellbeing longitudinally, and with consideration to the influences of discrimination and community-based organizations. I will focus specifically on the experiences of three minoritized groups: Asian-origin, women, and lesbian/gay/bisexual/queer/questioning (LGBQ+) emerging adults. The primary hypothesis of this proposal is that there will be a significant relationship between CC and wellbeing over time, and that CC may not fully buffer minoritized emerging adults against discrimination, but that CC development that occurs within an community based organizations will promote wellbeing. I will address the hypothesis and achieve the goals of this proposal through 3 Aims. In Aim 1, I will use path analysis to understand the evolution of critical consciousness over four time points and then examine the relationship between critical consciousness and wellbeing (measured by anxiety, stress, and hopefulness) bidirectionally for each group over time. In Aim 2, I will again use path analysis, now introducing critical consciousness as a moderator, to determine the role critical consciousness may play in reducing the relationship between discrimination and wellbeing for each group. In Aim 3, I will conduct in-depth interviews to qualitatively explore the role of identity-linked community-based organizations in further encouraging wellbeing among minoritized emerging adults as they develop their critical consciousness. Investigation into the role of critical consciousness on wellbeing is a new and growing field. This work, when complete, will contribute meaningfully to our base of knowledge regarding the support of minoritized emerging adults facing structural discrimination, and thus will have far reaching consequences for research on health and health disparities, as well as efforts to cultivate community-oriented interventions.