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/或性别的结构性歧视的新兴成年人 定向面临着更高的幸福挑战风险。最近的社会政治环境在 新冠肺炎疫情进一步扩大了人们在幸福感方面的差距。学术研究表明，关键是 意识(即对结构性歧视的分析和行动)可能有助于保护和 促进面临歧视的小规模新兴成年人的福祉。此外，参与 以社区为基础的组织，培养批评意识并努力拆除结构性 歧视可能会保护小众化的新兴成年人的福祉。因此，重要的是调查 批判意识和幸福感之间的双向和背景关系。为了理解 批判意识与幸福感的关系，我将进行一种混合方法的研究 纵向理解批判性意识和幸福感之间的关系，并加以考虑 歧视和社区组织的影响。我将特别关注 亚裔、妇女和女同性恋者/男同性恋者/双性恋者/同性恋者/质问者三个非主流群体的经历 (LGBQ+)新兴成人。这一提议的主要假设是，将有一个显著的 随着时间的推移，CC和幸福感之间的关系，并且CC可能不会完全缓冲微区化 新兴成年人反对歧视，但社区内发生的CC发展 以组织为基础的组织将促进幸福感。我将解决这个假设，并实现这一目标 通过三个目标提出建议。在目标1中，我将使用路径分析来了解关键 四个时间点上的意识，然后考察批判意识和 随着时间的推移，每组人的幸福感(通过焦虑、压力和希望来衡量)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主持人，以确定角色 批判性意识可能会在减少歧视和幸福之间的关系方面发挥作用 一群人。在目标3中，我将进行深入访谈，定性地探索身份关联的作用 以社区为基础的组织进一步鼓励小规模的新兴成年人在他们 培养他们的批判意识。关于批判意识对幸福感作用的研究是一项新的研究 以及不断扩大的领域。这项工作完成后，将对我们的知识基础做出有意义的贡献 对面临结构性歧视的小规模新兴成年人的支持，将产生深远的影响 健康和健康差距研究的后果，以及努力培养以社区为导向的 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.