Multiracial Identity Development - Hypodescent

Making sense of conflicting messages of multiracial identity: a systematic review (April, 2024). Tatiana I. Zamora, Amado M. Padilla. National Library of Medicine.

Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) development refers to how individuals’ experiences, beliefs, and attitudes influence understanding of ethnic-racial group membership. Messages about race, from multiple ecosystems, influence identity development and how individuals come to form their ERI. There has been a shift in ERI research to focus on Multiracial populations, however, most of the research focus is on Black/white biracial and general, non-specified Multiracial populations. The ERI development process and experience for persons of other Multiracial backgrounds (e.g., AfroLatinx or AsianBlack) is not as extensively studied. This systematic literature review aims to elucidate the existing conceptualization of Multiracial ERI development for non-Black/white biracial and general Multiracial populations in the United States.