@article{volpe_benson_ross_briggs_mejia-bradford_alexander_hope_2023, title={Finding the bright side: Positive online racial experiences, racial identity, and activism for Black young adults}, volume={144}, ISSN={["1873-7692"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85150395322&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.chb.2023.107738}, abstractNote={Engagement in Black community activism allows Black adults to resist societal racism. Yet if interpersonal positive online racial experiences may impact self-reported engagement in Black community activism differently by racial identity remains underexamined. Guided by media, sociopolitical, and racial identity theories, we used latent class and regression analyses to examine the role of positive online racial experiences and racial identity profiles on Black adults’ engagement in Black community activism. Survey data from 313 Black adults (Mage = 29.38) collected in 2021 were utilized. We generated four racial identity profiles: race-focused (n = 112), idealistic (n = 97), undifferentiated (n = 74), and detached (n = 30). Undifferentiated and detached Black adults engaged in less activism compared to race-focused adults. More positive online racial experiences were associated with more engagement in activism. Associations did not differ by racial identity. Future research should examine how positive online racial experiences make activism more hopeful and capable of creating change.}, journal={COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR}, author={Volpe, Vanessa V. and Benson, G. Perusi and Ross, Julia M. and Briggs, Alexis S. and Mejia-Bradford, Sasha C. and Alexander, Anitra R. and Hope, Elan C.}, year={2023}, month={Jul} }
 @article{hope_volpe_briggs_benson_2022, title={Anti-racism activism among Black adolescents and emerging adults: Understanding the roles of racism and anticipatory racism-related stress}, volume={2}, ISSN={["1467-8624"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125959137&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1111/cdev.13744}, abstractNote={Abstract This study examines associations between individual racism, anticipatory racism‐related stress, and anti‐racism activism among Black adolescents (n = 443; M age = 15.6; 57.4% female) and emerging adults (n = 447; M age = 23.8; 77.6% female). The authors tested competing hypotheses about associations between individual racism and anti‐racism activism on anticipatory racism‐related stress. Findings indicated anticipatory racism‐related stress may be both a catalyst and consequence of engagement in anti‐racism activism for Black adolescents and emerging adults. Results for each age group varied by type of stress (physiological; psychological) and activism (low‐risk; high‐risk). Supporting youth engagement in anti‐racism activism without increasing anticipatory racism‐related stress is a key priority for meaningfully advancing scholarship on the development of anti‐racism and pursuit of racial justice.}, journal={CHILD DEVELOPMENT}, author={Hope, Elan C. and Volpe, Vanessa V. and Briggs, Alexis S. and Benson, G. Perusi}, year={2022}, month={Feb} }
 @article{briggs_hope_cryer-coupet_2022, title={Patterns of critical consciousness and associations with sociocultural factors in black adolescents}, ISSN={["1099-1298"]}, DOI={10.1002/casp.2658}, abstractNote={Abstract Critical consciousness includes an understanding of structural oppression, agency to act and actions to redress oppression. Questions remain regarding how youth's experiences with oppression and their social identities might relate to their critical consciousness. In this study, we explored associations between critical consciousness (critical reflection, critical agency, and action) and sociocultural factors (racial identity, racial socialization, and racial stress) among Black adolescents ( n = 604; M age = 15.44, SD = 1.24). We used latent profile analysis and identified four profiles of critical consciousness: Precritical Bystander (62.7%), Liberated Actor (19.9%), Precritical Actor (10.8%), and Acritical Bystander (6.6%). These profiles were distinct in critical reflection, critical agency, and critical action. Next, we examined associations between critical consciousness profiles and sociocultural factors. We found that profile membership was differentially associated with some aspects of racial identity, racial socialization, and racial stress. These findings suggest that there are specific patterns of critical consciousness among Black youth which are differentially associated with racial identity, racial socialization that emphasizes cultural pride, and experiences of cultural racism. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement .}, journal={JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Briggs, Alexis S. and Hope, Elan C. and Cryer-Coupet, Qiana R.}, year={2022}, month={Oct} }
 @article{hope_smith_cryer-coupet_briggs_2020, title={Relations between racial stress and critical consciousness for black adolescents}, volume={70}, ISSN={["1873-7900"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101184}, abstractNote={Black adolescents may use critical consciousness to cope with stress from experiences of racism. In the current study (n = 594; Mage = 15.4), we used structural equation modeling to examine how stress from individual, institutional, and cultural racism may directly and indirectly relate to critical reflection, critical agency, and critical action for Black adolescents. Analyses indicated that individual and cultural racial stress were positively related to critical reflection and critical agency. Further, all three types of racism were directly related to critical action. Individual and cultural racial stress were also related to critical action indirectly through critical reflection – perceived inequality and critical agency. Altogether, these findings provide empirical evidence for how experiences of racism motivate critical consciousness development for Black adolescents. In efforts to bolster critical consciousness, practitioners may consider providing space and time for Black youth to discuss their own experiences of racism.}, journal={JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Hope, Elan C. and Smith, Chauncey D. and Cryer-Coupet, Qiana R. and Briggs, Alexis S.}, year={2020} }