Apology for the publication of Sheng et al. (2024).

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, Vol 30(4), Oct 2024, 599-602; doi:10.1037/cdp0000708

Recently, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (CDEMP) published Sheng et al.’s (see record 2024-72017-001) article titled “The Development of Tibetan Children’s Racial Bias in Empathy: The Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity and Wrongfulness of Ethnic Intergroup Bias.” The article went through the standard peer review process. Subsequent to its publication, one of our readers expressed concerns regarding the biased language (e.g., “backwardness of education”) and deficit-oriented interpretation of findings (e.g., “the geographical environment and traditional way of life in Tibet can also impact the development of [racial biases in empathy] in Tibetan children”). The reader rightly pointed out that this language and interpretation reinforce imperialism, particularly given the complex relations between Tibet and China. We sincerely apologize to our readers, and especially to our Tibetan colleagues, for failing to identify these issues prior to the publication of the article.Wetake accountability for the oversight and have followed due process to correct our mistakes in the publication of this article. We will also take action to prevent this from happening again. In this editorial, we describe the study, actions taken by the CDEMP Editorial Team, the authors’ response, and future actions to be taken by the CDEMP Editorial Team. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

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