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Critical Consciousness and Psychological Well-being Among Asian American College Students
Critical Consciousness and Psychological Well-being Among Asian American College Students
Dr. Ni's Role: Principal Investigator
This research project examines the relationship between critical consciousness and psychological well-being among Asian American college students. Critical consciousness refers to an individual’s ability to reflect on and critically analyze social, political, and economic structures. Existing research has shown mixed findings regarding its relationship with psychological well-being. Additionally, there is a significant lack of research on critical consciousness that specifically focuses on Asian American youth. This gap is notable given that raising critical consciousness has been a central goal for young Asian American activists since the 1960s.
In this study, we employ a three-wave longitudinal design and a daily diary approach of surveys as well as semi-structured interviews to understand the developmental implications of critical consciousness as well as its impact in youth daily lives.
We are still recruiting participants for the surveys! Please check out the recruitment flier if you are interested in participating in the study! You can also click here to access the survey.
Youth Civic Engagement in the Online Context
Youth Civic Engagement in the Online Context
Dr. Ni's Role: Principal Investigator
Today's youth grow up as digital natives. Due to its integral role in the lives of young people, the internet has become an emerging space for youth civic engagement in recent years. This project aims to advance our understanding of youths' contribution in the online context by developing an integrated conceptual framework and a multi-dimensional measure for online youth civic engagement. To achieve these objectives, we employed a combination of qualitative interviews and quantitative analyses of survey data with an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach. Participating youth are from gender, racially/ethnically, immigration-status, and economically diverse backgrounds in the U.S.
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