Research

Colorism

Relevant Publications:

Chen, H.-Y., & Jablonski, N. G. (2022). Stay out of the sun: Exploring African American college women’s thoughts on the dynamics between colorism and sun-related behavior. Journal of Black Psychology, Online First. doi:10.1177/00957984221128374

Chen, H.-Y., Jablonski, N., Chick, G., & Yarnal, C. (2022). Situating colorism in intercultural contexts: The multifaceted process of acculturation in shaping attitudes towards skin color. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 90, 142-154. doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.08.001

Chen, H.-Y., & Jablonski, N. G. (2021). Deeper than the surface: Exploring symbolic cultural cues behind skin color among three groups of women of Chinese heritage. American Journal of Cultural Sociology. doi:10.1057/s41290-020-00124-9

Chen, H.-Y., Robinson, J. K., & Jablonski, N. G. (2020). A cross-cultural exploration on the psychological aspects of skin color aesthetics: Implications for sun-related behaviour. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 234-243. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibz063

Chen, H.-Y., & Jablonski, N. G. (2019). To see or not to see: Issues surrounding the social meanings of skin color. Journal of College and Character, 20(1), 65-72. doi:10.1080/2194587X.2018.1559203

Chen, H.-Y., Jablonski, N. G., Chick, G., & Yarnal, C. (2019). Caught between “light skin is beautiful and tanned skin is attractive”: How bicultural socialization shapes attitudes toward skin color aesthetics. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 10(4), 326-340. doi:10.1037/aap0000154

Chen, H.-Y., Yarnal, C., Chick, G., & Jablonski, N. (2018). Egg white or sun-kissed: A cross-cultural exploration of skin color and women’s leisure behavior. Sex Roles, 78, 255-271. doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0785-4