2025 Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
This study examines how racial socialization affects dating experiences and partner choices among 150 biracial (Black/White) women. Through surveys and thematic analysis, findings revealed that participants face challenges in Black and White spaces, experiencing discrimination and identity invalidation from romantic partners while simultaneously encountering both fetishization and exclusion in dating.
Start Date
3-22-2025 3:30 PM
End Date
3-22-2025 4:20 PM
Location
Community Arts Auditorium Outer Gallery
Included in
Counseling Psychology Commons, Developmental Psychology Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Multicultural Psychology Commons
How Racial Socialization Shapes Dating Experiences for Black/White Biracial Women
Community Arts Auditorium Outer Gallery
This study examines how racial socialization affects dating experiences and partner choices among 150 biracial (Black/White) women. Through surveys and thematic analysis, findings revealed that participants face challenges in Black and White spaces, experiencing discrimination and identity invalidation from romantic partners while simultaneously encountering both fetishization and exclusion in dating.
