• Whites' affiliation predicts perceived understanding of Blacks' racial experiences. • Self-image goals mediate the effect of affiliation on perceived understanding. • Whites and Blacks disagree about how well Whites understand racial experiences. • Differences in affiliation cause divergent perceptions of understanding. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Four studies investigated whether t...

Few empirical studies have explored the mechanisms through which racial identity, the importance of racial group membership, affects well-being for racial/ethnic minorities. Using a community sample of 161 African American adults, the present study examined whether the association between racial identity (centrality, public regard, and private regard) and life satisfaction is mediated by two id...

In Brazil, different employers often report different racial classifications for the same worker. We use this variation in employer-reported race to identify wage discrimination. Workers whose reported race changes from non-white to white receive a wage increase; those who change from white to non-white realize a symmetric wage decrease. As much as 40 percent of the raw racial wage gap is expla...

We used fMRI to examine the neural responses that occur during experiences of perceived racial discrimination. Previous neuroimaging studies have focused exclusively on the processes underlying racial bias from the perpetrator's perspective and have yet to examine the processes that occur when individuals are being discriminated against. To extend this work, we examined the neural correlates as...