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Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Misorientation, Racism-related Stress, Afrikan-centered Pedagogy, and Overall Well-being of Black/American Afrikans

Griffin, Brittany M., M.S.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4396-0031
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1627670131170649

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
Cultural misorientation, due to its subtle pervasiveness, is referred to by some scholars as the greatest threat to the overall survival of Afrikans throughout the world (Kambon, 1992; 2003). Cultural misorientation (CM) refers to a psychological disorder in which individuals of Afrikan ancestry have internalized a European worldview--cultural norms, values, behaviors and beliefs of White Europeans--after having them superimposed upon them for centuries (Kambon, 1998, 2012). The present study explored the influence of adhering to an Afrikan worldview (AWV). Specifically, the current study sought to investigate the multilevel relationship between the CM, racism-related stress, and overall well-being of 633 Black students in relation to the level of CM, or adherence to an AWV, of their 23 Black psychology professors. Of the two hypotheses that were able to be tested, results indicated that there is no evidence to support the belief that higher adherence to an AWV by professors will predict lower average class levels of CM or racism-related stress. Post-hoc analyses found that high levels of student CM were positively correlated with age, and that cisgender Black women endorsed higher levels of CM than did cisgender Black men, while cisgender Black men endorsed higher levels of racism-related stress than cisgender Black women. Although scant, the current (post-hoc) findings support the need to critically explore the relationship between CM, racism-related stress, and the overall well-being of Afrikans, to better understand the liabilities associated with the internalization of racism. The study includes implications for teaching and counseling, and directions for future research.
John Queener (Committee Chair)
Andrea Snell (Committee Member)
Ingrid Weigold (Committee Member)
Toni Bisconti (Committee Member)
Delila Owens (Committee Member)
125 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; African History; Black History; Counseling Psychology; Pedagogy; Psychology; Teaching
cultural misorientation; racism-related stress; Afrikan-centered; Black; life satisfaction; harmony in life

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  • Griffin, B. M. (2021). Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Misorientation, Racism-related Stress, Afrikan-centered Pedagogy, and Overall Well-being of Black/American Afrikans [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1627670131170649

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Griffin, Brittany. Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Misorientation, Racism-related Stress, Afrikan-centered Pedagogy, and Overall Well-being of Black/American Afrikans. 2021. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1627670131170649.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Griffin, Brittany. "Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Misorientation, Racism-related Stress, Afrikan-centered Pedagogy, and Overall Well-being of Black/American Afrikans." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1627670131170649

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