The Portrait Project: Content and Process of Identity Development among Young Men of Color in East Oakland

Autor/inn/en	Fong Gomez, Stephanie; Marshall, Cassondra; Jackson, Regina; Allen, Amani
Titel	The Portrait Project: Content and Process of Identity Development among Young Men of Color in East Oakland
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 35 (2020) 3, S.341-367 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fong Gomez, Stephanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558420908801
Schlagwörter	Identification (Psychology); Adolescents; Self Concept; Young Adults; Males; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Minority Groups; Environmental Influences; Racial Discrimination; Family Influence; Peer Influence; Racial Bias; Ethnicity; Youth Programs; Individual Characteristics; Personality Traits; Racial Identification; Photography; Cognitive Processes; Stereotypes; California (Oakland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstkonzept; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Ethnische Minderheit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Racial bias; Rassismus; Racial discrimination; Ethnizität; Jugendsofortprogramm; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Individual characteristics; Fotografie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Klischee
Abstract	Identity is the key psychological task of adolescence, with lifelong implications on health and behavior. A holistic understanding of content and process of identity development among male adolescents and emerging adults of color may lead to more effective interventions to improve health outcomes. Men aged 18 to 24 years were recruited from a nonprofit serving predominantly low-income Black and Latino youth in Oakland, CA. This exploratory, multimethod study utilized self-portraiture, interviews, and a focus group. Procedures were approved by the University of California (UC), Berkeley Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS). Phenomenology and grounded theory principles facilitated a rich understanding of the lived experiences and meanings participants attributed to their identities. Participants used positively valenced language to describe multifaceted, intersectional identities. Despite identifying with stigmatized groups, participants were proud to be male, Black or Latino, and from Oakland. Cognitive processes and adaptive behaviors mediated the impact of environmental factors--including discrimination, family members, peers, and place--on identity development. Practitioners will benefit from recognizing the complex identities of boys and young men of color. Further research should explore the intersectional nature of identity, cumulative health effects of developing and maintaining positive identities despite pervasive discrimination, and role of positive youth development programming in positive identity formation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01