The goal of this clinical trial is to test a parent-led program for reducing children's racial biases in White families. The main question it aims to answer is: With training, can parents effectively address their children's racial biases? Parent will receive training and tools for addressing their children's racial biases. Researchers will study effects on both parents' and children's racial biases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
648
The narrated training teaches parents about children's biases and introduces multiple strategies for addressing children's biases. Families receive children's books to help practice the strategies.
The popular press articles teach parents about children's biases and guide parents about how to talk to children about race. Families receive children's books focused on race to help practice talking about race.
Animal books are provided to parents to help them practice talking to their children when reading books. Then, families receive a training program about race as well as children's books about race.
Waisman Center at UW-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Change in Likelihood of Child's Racial Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-5. Higher scores mean higher likelihood of bias.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Concern about Children's Racial Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Concern about Own Child's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Motivation to Regulate Children's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores mean greater motivation.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Self-Efficacy for Addressing Children's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-7. Higher scores mean greater self-efficacy.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Intergroup Liking
Total possible range of scores is -12 to +12. Higher scores reflect more ingroup liking.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Diversity Preference
Total possible range of scores is 0 to 4. Higher scores mean a greater preference for homogeneous groups.
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Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Evaluation
Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Confrontation
Participants can score 0 or 1, with the higher score reflecting confrontation.
Time frame: Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Predicting Parents' Attitudes
Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6.
Time frame: Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)