Asian American Journal of Psychology, Vol 15(4), Dec 2024, 295-307; doi:10.1037/aap0000342
The present study’s goal was to understand Asian American adolescents’ experiences with discussing anti-Asian racism with their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic and their perceptions of the support they received from their parents and other sources. Responses to three open-ended questions in a survey completed by 309 Asian American adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 were collected using Qualtrics Panels. Seventeen Asian ethnicities were represented in the sample, and the majority were U.S. born; 145 (46.9%) participants identified as male, 156 (50.5%) identified as female, four (1.3%) identified as gender nonconforming, two (0.6%) chose not to answer, one identified as a transgender man (0.3%), and one (0.3%) wrote in “unsure.” Data were analyzed using a consensual qualitative research-modified approach, which is appropriate for short narratives from larger samples. Findings identified five themes for anti-Asian racism discussions (i.e., silent socialization, vicarious discrimination socialization, preparation for bias, promotion of mistrust, and colorblind socialization), four themes for family support (i.e., direct support, indirect support, wish for more race-conscious support, and colorblind support), and three other sources of support (i.e., friends, social media and the internet, and school). Implications for practitioners and policymakers are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)