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A Latent Class Analysis Of Cognitive Empowerment And Ethnic Identity: An Examination Of Heterogeneity Between Profile Groups On Dimensions Of Emotional Psychological Empowerment And Social Justice Orientation Among Urban Youth Of Color, David T. Lardier, Verónica R. Barrios, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid Aug 2019

A Latent Class Analysis Of Cognitive Empowerment And Ethnic Identity: An Examination Of Heterogeneity Between Profile Groups On Dimensions Of Emotional Psychological Empowerment And Social Justice Orientation Among Urban Youth Of Color, David T. Lardier, Verónica R. Barrios, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid

Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works

Psychological empowerment (PE) encompasses key aspects of youth development and civic engagement. Empowerment scholarship has largely focused on the intrapersonal or emotional component of PE, which considers perceptions of control and self-efficacy, specifically in the sociopolitical sphere. Fewer studies have assessed the interactional or cognitive component of PE. Even less have examined the empirical association aspects of PE, including cognitive empowerment, with conceptually related variables, such as ethnic identity. Those studies that are present have shown that the association between aspects of PE and ethnic identity are complex. The current study of urban high school students of color (N = …


The Examination Of Cognitive Empowerment Dimensions On Intrapersonal Psychological Empowerment, Psychological Sense Of Community, And Ethnic Identity Among Urban Youth Of Color, David T. Lardier, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid Jan 2019

The Examination Of Cognitive Empowerment Dimensions On Intrapersonal Psychological Empowerment, Psychological Sense Of Community, And Ethnic Identity Among Urban Youth Of Color, David T. Lardier, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid

Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works

The purpose of this investigation is to examine heterogeneity and membership with subgroups of cognitive empowerment among youth of color. Within this heterogeneity, this study hopes to identify the relationship each of these subgroups of youth have with conceptually related variables including intrapersonal psychological empowerment, psychological sense of community (SOC), and ethnic identity. The participants were 383 urban youth of color in grades 9 through 12. The results showed significant variation between profile groups of youth and the association higher levels of cognitive empowerment have with intrapersonal psychological empowerment, psychological SOC, and ethnic identity; albeit, some variation was present. This …


Youth Cognitive Empowerment: Development And Evaluation Of An Instrument, Paul W. Speer, N. Andrew Peterson, Brian D. Christens, Robert Reid Jan 2019

Youth Cognitive Empowerment: Development And Evaluation Of An Instrument, Paul W. Speer, N. Andrew Peterson, Brian D. Christens, Robert Reid

Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works

Psychological empowerment (PE) is a multicomponent construct that involves the mechanisms through which people and groups gain control over their lives and environments. Psychological empowerment has previously been operationalized using measures of sociopolitical control among young people, with findings indicating links between PE and other positive developmental outcomes. Sociopolitical control, however, is only an indicator for the emotional component of PE. Research has largely neglected the cognitive component of PE, particularly in studies of younger people. In fact, few studies to date have presented and empirically tested measurement instruments for the cognitive component of PE among youth. In this study, …