The relationship between psychosocial development and racial identity of college students of color

This nationwide study was conducted to examine the relationship between psychosocial development and racial identity of 539 Black American, Asian American, and Latino American traditional-aged undergraduate college students. Note that the broader racial category Black American was used when describing this study's sample rather than the term African American, a term which describes ethnicity that would be inaccurate since both African American and Caribbean American students were included in the sample. The findings suggest that both race and racial identity are clearly related to the combined tasks of psychosocial development. Implications for practice are explored.