Racially minoritized individuals’ responses to identity-safety and -threat relational cues in imagined interactions with white strangers, friends, and allies.

Kortney Maedge; Caitlyn Yantis; Valerie Jones Taylor

doi:10.1037/cdp0000788

February 12, 2026Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Racially minoritized individuals’ responses to identity-safety and -threat relational cues in imagined interactions with white strangers, friends, and allies.

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Key Points

The study aims to understand how Black and Latine individuals perceive relational cues from White counterparts during sensitive discussions.
Analysis of imagined interactions with White strangers, friends, and allies.
Focus on interpretation of identity-safety and threat cues during conversations.
Exploration of responses to potentially contentious scenarios.
Black and Latine individuals identify and respond differently to cues of identity-safety and threat.
Responses vary based on the nature of the relationship (stranger, friend, ally).
Implications suggest that understanding these cues can improve interactions across racial lines.

Implication

Research clarifies how racially minoritized individuals interpret cues from white strangers, friends, and allies, suggesting implications for communication.

Abstract

This research clarifies how Black and Latine individuals interpret relational cues from White strangers, friends, and allies during potentially contentious conversations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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Maedge et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699011a12ccff479cfe587b3 https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000788

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Racially minoritized individuals’ responses to identity-safety and -threat relational cues in imagined interactions with white strangers, friends, and allies.

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Cite This Study

Racially minoritized individuals’ responses to identity-safety and -threat relational cues in imagined interactions with white strangers, friends, and allies.

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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