increasing internal contingencies ofself–worth would not reduce vulnerability to depression; internal con-tingencies of worth were unrelated to changes in depressive symptomsover time. Thus, future research could examine whether instability ofself–esteem explains the association between external contingencies andincreases in depressive symptoms; unfortunately, the present data donot include a measure of instability
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gether, none
important explanation
pecific domains ofcontingency did not predict increases in symptoms of depression overthe freshman year of college; rather, it was a composite of externalcontingencies that predicted increases in depressive symptoms.
important -- it's the composit
We predicted that external contingencies of self–worth at the start ofcollege are associated with increases in depressive symptoms over thefreshman year in a sample of college students, whereas internal contin-gencies of self–worth are associated with decreased vulnerability tonegative affect
hypohesis
ven higher standards thatindividuals anticipate or fear falling short of achieving (cf.Woodet al., 2006)
interesting...could be support for own research?
no evidencefor an interaction effect between SE level and academic stressin predicting DS. The results indicate that contingent SE isan important vulnerability factor for DS, whereas decreasedSE level seems to be a symptom of depression.
IMPORTANT FINDING
ontingent SE in concert with self-relevant stressorsis a more important vulnerability marker for depression than is
BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OTHER ARTICLE(S)
contingent SE is a psychological risk factor over andabove SE level for the development of DS.
over and above
linked contingent SE to depression among collegestudents (Sargent et al., 2006
FIND ARTICLE
SE as a multifacetedconstruct,
good phrasing
) students from a largeuniversit
different population -- uni students
vestigation of our main hypothesis that contingent SE fostersthe development of DS. We further analyze this in terms ofgender×age interactions. We assume that the typical genderand age differences in depression (specifically, the increase ingirls and after the onset of puberty) are due to contingent SE.If this assumption proves correct, gender and age effects wouldbe reduced when controlling for contingent SE and SE level.
important to note the gender difference note here
However, most of these studies did not investigate uniquepredi
good criticism section
external contingent SE atthe start of an academic semester predicted DS at the end ofthe semester after controlling for initial DS (Sargent et al., 2006;Lopez et al., 2014)
THIS STUDY TOO
he results of two studies with college samples aged 17–22 years (Crocker et al., 2002, 2003a) demonstrated that studentswith higher academic contingent self-esteem (aCSE) experiencedgreater fluctuations in state SE in response to academic successand failure than did students with lower aCSE. Instability of SE,in turn, was a predictor of DS for students who were initially moredepressed (Crocker et al., 2003a). Some studies have providedfurther and more direct evidence for the vulnerability hypothesisof contingent SE. Specifically, contingent SE was a positivepredictor of DS in college students (Cambron et al., 2010)andadults (Soenens and Duriez, 2012).
LOOK INTO THESE STUDIES
95, p. 32) “contingent self-esteem refers to feelings about oneself that result from – indeed,are dependent on – matching some standard of excellence orliving up to some interpersonal or intrapsychic expectations.
good definition
High levels ofacademic stress led to increases in DS only among students who strongly based theirSE on academic competence
agrees with other study
aCSE predicted DS over and above SE leve
conflicts with other study about SE levels determining DS?
n particular, describing all struggles against imperialism as ‘decolonizing’ creates a convenient ambiguity between decolonization and social justice work,especially among people of color, queer people, and other groups minoritized by the settler nation-state. ‘We are all colonized,’ may be a true statement but is deceptively embracive and vague, its inference: ‘None of us are settlers.’ Equivocation, or callingeverything by the same name, is a move towards innocence that is especially vogue in coalition politics among people of color
Category 1: Close Reading
This passage reminds me a little of the Paris reading we did last week. I don't think these two are saying the same message (altough I would imagine the authors would agree with each other), however, I think there is a link between what both authors are saying. The commonality I found is that both authors are saying we need to be better in the language we use. Some of the things we are saying -- "none of us are settlers", "cultural relevance" -- aren't helping make change happen.
This passage in particular is reminds me of the phrase "all lives matter". This phrase is, as the passage says, "creates a convenient ambiguity between decolonization and social justice work, especially among people of color, queer people, and other groups minoritized by the settler nation-state." Saying "all lives matter" is blatantly ignoring the actual issues that sparked the "Black lives matter" movement in addition to trying to relieve responsability from themselves. This language and ideology does nothing to actually work towards any form of decolonization.
ather, because the prevalence of the adoption narrativein American literature, film, television, holidays and history books far exceeds the actual occurrences of adoptions, we are interested in how this narrative spins a fantasy that an individual settler can become innocent, indeed heroic and indigenized, against a backdrop of national guilt. The adoption fantasy is the mythical trump card desired by critical settlers who feel remorse about settler colonialism, one that absolves them from the inheritance of settler crimes and that bequeaths a new inheritance of Native-ness and claims to land (which is a reaffirmation of what the settler project has been all along).
Category 1: Opinion
I have encountered instances of people doing this to justify their cultural appropriation. I have had people who are racialized as White tell me that it's okay for them to wear certain forms of tradtional, culturally and historically rooted dress. Their reasoning was because they know a lot about the history and culture regarding the dress. However, I think it's important to point out that you may have knowledge of every aspect of a certain culture, but that knowledge does not translate into ownership or absolution from Whiteness/coloniality.
Of course, dressing up in the language of decolonization is not as offensive as “Navajo print” underwear sold at a clothing chain store (Gaynor, 2012)and other appropriations of Indigenous cultures and materials that occur so frequently.Yet, this kind of inclusion is a form of enclosure, dangerous in how it domesticates decolonization. It is also a foreclosure, limiting in how it recapitulates dominant theories of social change
Category 1: Opinion
This really reminds me of the cultural appropriation/appreciation arguement. I think that a lot of people with idenities of power want to feel that they are helping "end racism" without actually listening to the people experiencing marginalization and the people doing the anti-racist groundwork (e.g. "blending cultures" by purchasing offensive "Navajo pring underwear").
Do people whose parents are from different races fall into a distinct racial box?
Category 1: Question
I've always wondered this. There are multiracial identity development theories that propose that "multiracial" itself can be a distinct racial identification category. Would it be better/more inclusive to have this option available on documents like a census? Or is it better to have the "check all that apply" option?
The 2000 census, by contrast, permitted a person to select multiple races—creating the possibility of sixty-three different racial permutations. Despite this range of options, only about 2 percent of Americans chose more than one race. According to a White House spokesperson, President Obama checked only the box for black/African American when he filled out the 2010 questionnaire.
Category 1: Opinion
I think it's really important to note something here: there are many ways a muliracial person can identify. A multiracial person does not have to identify as their "makeup" (i.e. half Black, half White). Identity has a lot to do with how a person experiences the world.
his anxiety over telling which race is which may seem like the vestige of a prior era, yet even today most Americans are anxious to know each other’s race and remain unsettled until they discover the true identity of any racially ambiguous person
Category 2: Multimedia Writing
As a biracial person, I have experienced this kind of situation a lot. I am often asked "what are you?", by many people, including strangers. They seem to have this burning desire to place me in certain boxes to categorize who I am because of my ambiguous appearance. People also like to play this weird guessing game with me, throwing out identities they think I could be (i.e. "So you're Mexican, right?"). I think this video does a good job at showng the variety of thoughts and feelings mixed race people have regarding their own identity and how they navigate the world. For context, this is a follow-up interview with people who had their racial identities guessed by other people.