Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Latinx Youth’s Sociopolitical Development: Testing Variability by Reporter Status and Youth’s Age, Gender, and Family Immigrant Status

Stefanie Martinez-Fuentes, Katharine H. Zeiders, Kayla M. Osman, Antoinette M. Landor, Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee, Lindsay T. Hoyt, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Norton School of Human Ecology, University of Arizona, Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York City, Department of Mexican American Studies, University of Arizona

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Published online on January 28, 2026

Abstract

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The current study drew from sociopolitical development theory to examine the relations between ethnic-racial socialization and youths’ critical reflection and motivation. We also examined variability by reporter (adolescent or parent), youth’s age and ...