One effective strategy for combatting racism and promoting understanding across racial lines is structured dialogue (e.g., Nagda, 2006). Previous research on structured racial dialogues has used a self-selecting participant pool of individuals who are motivated to participate in racial dialogues (e.g., Gurin, Nagda, & Zúñiga, 2013). However, previous research suggests that many White individuals may be avoidant of racial dialogues and certain aspects of a dialogue might increase or decrease this avoidance (e.g., Sue, 2013). In the current study, we examined 2 main factors that might affect White college students' willingness to participate in a racial dialogue and share their thoughts honestly: racial composition of the group and structuring of the dialogue with ground rules. Participants read 1 of 4 randomly assigned vignettes of a racial dialogue varying across the 2 variables (mixed-race vs. all-White; structured vs. not-structured). The results revealed a significant interaction between the racial make-up of the dialogue group and the structure of the group on participants' predicted willingness to share their honest thoughts. We found that participants predicted being more willing to share their thoughts in structured, mixed-race groups than in structured, all-White groups, or mixed-race groups. We also found that structured dialogues led participants to report more interest in participating in a similar group on campus.
The extent to which individuals prioritize different personal values may be conceptually linked to endorsement of racial colorblindness beliefs as well as orientation toward social justice. The present study examined how personal values predicted racial colorblindness and social justice action orientation in a sample of undergraduates (N = 325; Age, M = 20.38, SD = 2.78). Results supported the hypotheses: Self-transcendence and openness to change values predicted higher social justice action orientation, mediated by lower colorblindness beliefs, whereas selfenhancement and conservation values predicted lower social justice action orientation, mediated by higher colorblindness beliefs. Hence, motives that emphasize others' well-being and openness to change may be linked to less racial colorblindness and a greater willingness to address social inequalities. To encourage social justice efforts, institutions and social networks may benefit from considering implicit and explicit messages that promote the well-being of others and the value of openness as opposed to values that prioritize individual status and prestige and maintaining the status quo.
This study audited publications in the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS) to characterize the extent to which articles published by the journal 2020 - 2021 used commonly accepted open science practices that enhance transparency & reproducibility.
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