“…Of the four themes, cultural socialization, which is characterized by teaching youth about their racial or ethnic heritage and history, promoting cultural customs and traditions, and promoting racial or ethnic pride, has been noted to be one of the more salient components of ethnic-racial socialization ( Hughes et al, 2006 ; Priest et al, 2014 ). Cultural socialization is also generally viewed as adaptive, as it is associated with better health and psychological outcomes among minority youth ( Beach et al, 2016 ; Neblett Jr, Terzian, & Harriott, 2010 ), including decreased risk for depressive and anxiety symptoms ( Bannon Jr, McKay, Chacko, Rodriguez, & Cavaleri Jr, 2009 ; Neblett et al, 2008 ), and increased self-esteem ( Davis & Stevenson, 2006 ; Hughes, Hagelskamp, Way, & Foust, 2009 ) and racial identity ( Neblett, Smalls, Ford, Nguyen, & Sellers, 2009 ). For example, Davis and Stevenson (2006) found that adolescents who received “high doses” of cultural socialization (operationalized as knowledge and pride related to one's history and culture) reported higher self-esteem.…”