Objectives: There are two potentially useful but nonintersecting efforts to help ensure that psychological science produces valid and credible information and contributes to the understanding of diverse human experiences. Whereas North American ethnic minority psychology research/cultural diversity science (EM/ D) emphasizes cultural competency to yield contextualized psychological understanding of understudied and underserved minority populations, current open science (OS) approaches emphasize material and data sharing, and statistical proficiency to maximize the replicability of mainstream findings. To illuminate the extent of and explore reasons for this bifurcation, and OS's potential impact on EM/D, we conducted three studies. Method and Results: In Study 1, we reviewed editorial/publishing policies and empirical articles appearing in four major EM/D journals on the incentives for and use of OS. Journals varied in OS-related policies; 32 of 823 empirical articles incorporated any OS practices. Study 2 was a national mixed-methods survey of EM/D scholars' (N = 141) and journal editors' (N = 16) views about and experiences with OS practices. Emerged themes included beliefs about the impact of OS on scientific quality, possible professional disadvantages for EM/D scholars, and concerns about the welfare of and ethical risks posed for communities of color. In Study 3, we explored community research participants' beliefs about data sharing and credibility of science/scientists (N = 1,104). Participants were receptive of data sharing and viewed psychological science favorably. Conclusions: We provide data-driven recommendations for researchers to assemble the best tools for approaching the knowledge-production process with transparency, humility, and cultural competency.This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.Editor's Note. Alex Czopp, Su Yeong Kim, and John Ruiz served as the action editors for this article.-SYK.

To best understand the possible negative health and social consequences associated with racial microaggression, in-depth understanding of how people judge these events is needed. People of Color (POC) and White participants (N = 64) were recruited for a mixed-methods study that incorporated quantitative attitude ratings and focus group interviews. Participants read and discussed their attitudes toward five vignettes that reflected microassault, microinsult, and microinvalidation scenarios. Semantic differential ratings showed that participants judged microassaults to be most unacceptable, followed by microinsults and then microinvalidations. Using a grounded theory approach, our qualitative analysis of interview data revealed five thematic categories. First, participants judged receivers’ psychological harm to be a critical consideration for their attitudes toward microaggression scenarios; they discussed factors associated with individual differences in appraisals, prior exposures to discrimination, and sensitivity to race. Second, participants were less consistent in their opinion about the role of the deliverers’ intent on their judgment of microaggressions; many considered microaggression events to be results of deliverers’ cultural ignorance and racial insensitivity. Third, our analysis revealed the central importance of contexts that shaped participants’ attitudes toward microaggression. Fourth, participants also discussed the notion that receivers of microaggression were racist for calling attention to race issues. Finally, POC participants tended to relate to the vignettes and use their lived experiences to contextualize their opinions about racial microaggression. The current results raise concerns regarding the conceptualization and utility of the word “microaggression,” especially within the broader contexts of racism and major discrimination. Other empirical and practical implications are discussed.

Measures and data analytic plan were preregistered through the Open Science Framework (OSF): https://osf.io/ctd92/?view_only=9281fd83aca14e70bfdbc9a7e89bfab7. Preliminary results from this investigation were presented at Research Society on Alcoholism 42 nd Annual Scientific Meeting (2019): Acculturation, biculturalism, and alcohol use among Hispanic Americans.

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According to acculturation gap-distress theory, intergenerational cultural conflict stems from parent-offspring acculturation mismatch. Acculturation-based family conflict has been linked to poorer psychological adjustment among Asian American offspring, especially emerging adults. Whereas trait assertiveness often is shown to buffer the relation between interpersonal conflict and psychological distress among Euro Americans, it remains unknown how assertiveness contributes to Asian Americans' psychological adjustment both directly and jointly with intergenerational cultural conflict. Considering Asian cultural values of filial piety and obedience, high levels of assertiveness-a set of intrapersonal characteristics that prioritizes individualistic needs over family harmony and group needs-may intensify the relations between intergenerational cultural conflict and adjustment outcomes. Asian American college students (N = 141, 58.2% women, Mage = 20.86) completed surveys assessing their levels of intergenerational cultural conflict, assertiveness, and three psychological adjustment outcomes (depressive symptoms, negative affect, and subjective well-being). Intergenerational cultural conflict was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Assertiveness was correlated with negative affect and depressive symptoms negatively, and with subjective well-being positively. Contrary to hypothesis, assertiveness did not moderate the relation between intergenerational cultural conflict and psychological adjustment. Whereas trait assertiveness can be promotive of psychological adjustment outcomes among Asian Americans, it may not affect the degree to which intergenerational cultural conflict is linked to offspring adjustment outcomes.