What Facilitates and Supports Political Activism by, and for, Undocumented Students?

The interacting effects of psychological empowerment and ethnic identity on indicators of well‐being among youth of color

“…The presence of these findings supports prior research, which indicates that individuals who internalize a stronger ethnic identity may also feel more empowered (Gutierrez, 1995;Molix & Bettencourt, 2010;Tatum, 1997). The current landscape in the United States and the DREAMers serves as a good example of this process; wherein, DREAMers with a strong ethnic identity-i.e., identifying largely as Hispanic/Latina(o)-also are experiencing a sense of empowerment and need to engage in civic activities (Forenza, Rogers, & Lardier, 2017).…”

An examination of ethnic identity as a mediator of the effects of community participation and neighborhood sense of community on psychological empowerment among urban youth of color

“…Examples of such groups are the DREAMers and the New Mexico DREAM Team, who are not only aware of social and political issues, but also eager and driven to engage in empowering collective change as leaders. No longer are such groups of young people willing to sit on the periphery of society as political and social changes are made that directly affect their well‐being, their livelihood, and their status as U.S. citizens (Forenza, Roger, & Lardier, ). Most importantly, these young people, and youth like them, have a strong sense of their ethnic group and cultural identity, which works as a process toward unity and collective engagement and identity (DeAngelo, Schuster, & Stebleton, ).…”

“…made that directly affect their well-being, their livelihood, and their status as U.S. citizens (Forenza, Roger, & Lardier, 2017). Most importantly, these young people, and youth like them, have a strong sense of their ethnic group and cultural identity, which works as a process toward unity and collective engagement and identity (DeAngelo, Schuster, & Stebleton, 2016).…”

Validation of an abbreviated Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth among a sample of underresourced urban youth of color

“…Studies have examined the ways in which the intrapersonal component of PE relates to social participation and other mechanisms of empowerment (e.g., community participation, neighborhood sense of community [SOC], ethnic identity, and cognitive empowerment; Christens & Peterson, ; Christens et al., ; Christens et al., ; Christens et al., ; Eisman et al., ; Lardier, ; Lardier, Garcia‐Reid, & Reid, ; Peterson, Peterson et al., ; Peterson, Speer, & Peterson, ; Speer, Peterson, Armstead, & Allen, ). There is a need, however, to unpack these relationships, particularly in today's U.S. society, where youth are engaging in critical and empowering social activities at higher rates than in previous decades (Forenza, Rogers, & Lardier, ). The identification of additional intervening and conceptually related mechanisms in empowerment and, specifically, those related to the intrapersonal component of PE can work toward uncovering factors that play a role in the participatory process and the ways in which individuals and groups critically understand their collective ability to participate in empowering social change.…”