The Relationship Between Black Women’s Gendered Racial Socialization, Self-Evaluation, and Subjective Well-Being
- 1 October 2025
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Counseling Psychologist
- Vol. 53 (7) , 984-1008
Abstract
A multiculturally inclusive positive psychology must account for the intersectional experiences of Black women and culturally specific factors that may contribute to their well-being. With a sample of 331 self-identified Black women, the present study investigated the potential mediating role of self-efficacy and self-worth in the relationship between a type of gendered racial socialization messaging (i.e., gendered racial pride) and three indicators of subjective well-being (i.e., positive feelings, negative feelings, and life satisfaction). Participants, ages 17 to 67 years ( M = 28.94 , SD = 12.04), completed measures of subjective well-being, gendered racial pride, self-efficacy, and self-worth. Results of this hybrid structural equation model revealed that greater gendered racial pride significantly impacted subjective well-being through the mediating role of self-efficacy but not through self-worth. Theory, clinical, research, and advocacy implications are discussed herein.Keywords
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