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. 2023;20(1):1-32.
doi: 10.1080/19361653.2020.1860858. Epub 2021 Jan 4.

Psychological sense of community, community civic participation, and ethnic identity on social justice orientation and psychological empowerment between LGBQ and Non-LGBQ youth of color

David T Lardier  1   2 , Ijeoma Opara  3 , Mary Kathryn Brammer  1 , Stacy A Pinto  4 , Pauline Garcia-Reid  5 , Robert J Reid  5
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Psychological sense of community, community civic participation, and ethnic identity on social justice orientation and psychological empowerment between LGBQ and Non-LGBQ youth of color

David T Lardier et al. J LGBT Youth. 2023.

Abstract

For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) youth of color, the intersection of identifying as both LGBQ and a person of color results in not only managing racial stereotypes, but also heterosexism and genderism. Developing a critical understanding of oppressive social conditions and ways to engage in social action is a form of resistance for these youth. Research is needed among LGBQ youth of color that examines the range of predictors and outcomes related to civic engagement, development, and empowerment. Drawing on data derived from a sample of urban youth of color (N = 383; 53.1% Female; 75% Hispanic; Age range = 14 to 18 years; 15% identify as LGBQ), this study will: (1) examine the relationship between community-based perceptions (e.g., psychological sense of community), ethnic identity, behaviors (e.g., community civic participation) and awareness of social justice concerns with dimensions of psychological empowerment; and (2) assess differences that these relationships have between LGBQ and non-LGBQ youth of color. Findings indicate that main predictors have a positive impact on intrapersonal and cognitive dimensions of psychological empowerment through social justice orientation, with noted variations between LGBQ and non-LGBQ youth of color.

Keywords: Adolescence; Hispanic/Latinx youth; LGBQ youth; activism; empowerment.

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Figure 1.
Hypothesized model predicting intrapersonal and cognitive components of psychological empowerment. Note. Sense of Community = SOC.
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Figure 2.
Alternative model predicting psychological soc, ethnic identity, and community civic participation. Note. Sense of Community = SOC.
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Figure 3.
Standardized Path Model Displaying the association between psychological sense of community, ethnic identity, and community civic participation on social justice orientation and intrapersonal and cognitive components of psychological empowerment among LGBQ and non-LGBQ Youth of Color. Note. Model fit: χ2 (22) =26.52, p = .23; GFI=.99; AGFI=.97; CFI = .99; RMSEA = .02 (95% CI = .01, .05), AIC, 126.93 (Saturated = 144.00); BIC, 147.62 (Saturated = 175.00); CMIN/DF= 1.11. Covariates in the model included gender. Sense of Community=SOC. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.
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