“They Are the Shoulders I Stand On”: Ancestral Self-Concept Increases People of Color’s Racial Equality Activism and Intraminority Solidarity
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on May 16, 2026
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
The present research examines how the conceptualization of the self as part of one’s ancestry may enhance people of color’s activism. Two correlational studies (Ns = 593 and 160) showed that greater ancestral self-concept was associated with greater past ...
The present research examines how the conceptualization of the self as part of one’s ancestry may enhance people of color’s activism. Two correlational studies (Ns = 593 and 160) showed that greater ancestral self-concept was associated with greater past ...