Developing and Enacting Racial/Ethnic Identities (ICPSR 34412)
Principal Investigator(s): Eccles, Jacquelynne S., University of Michigan. Department of Psychology
Summary: The goal of this project was to examine the development, maintenance, and consequences of racial and ethnic (R/E) identity among a primarily African American and European American sample from a mid-Atlantic state. The multi-year mixed-method research projec examined the personal and contextual meanings that (a) are associated with participants' categorical R/E group memberships, (b) form the basis for person-level R/E identities, (c) are associated with perceptions of racial discrimination,... (more info)
Access Notes
These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation.
Study Description
Funding
This survey was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Scope of Study
Summary: The goal of this project was to examine the development, maintenance, and consequences of racial and ethnic (R/E) identity among a primarily African American and European American sample from a mid-Atlantic state. The multi-year mixed-method research projec examined the personal and contextual meanings that (a) are associated with participants' categorical R/E group memberships, (b) form the basis for person-level R/E identities, (c) are associated with perceptions of racial discrimination, and (d) relate systematically to healthy development.
Subject Terms: African Americans, ethnic identity, perceptions, race, racial discrimination, social identity, White Americans
Geographic Coverage: United States
Data Collection Notes:
These data are not available from DSDR or ICPSR. Researchers should consult the principal investigator directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation:
Dr Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
1004 East Hall, 1109
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
email: jeccles@umich.edu