Scholarship identifies critical consciousness as a key developmental asset in promoting the well‐being of adolescents experiencing multiple socio‐structural axes of oppression. Girls of color at acute risk for legal system involvement or re‐involvement are absent from this literature. They are a critical population in which to examine this construct given their experiences of oppression and the myriad benefits of critical consciousness. The current study addresses this gap by examining traumatic incidents and experiences of racism and sexism as correlates of critical reflection and action among a sample of girls (N = 220; Mean age = 14.5 years; SD = 1.3 years). Using path analysis and multigroup modeling, we examine direct associations between these three manifestations of structural oppression and critical consciousness and explore the interplay of traumatic incidents, and racism and sexism in girls’ critical consciousness development. Findings suggest that experiences of sexism and racism, uniquely and positively predict critical action, but not critical reflection. Surprisingly, girls’ experiences of traumatic incidents do not predict reflection or action. Finally, multigroup analyses show no evidence that these associations vary by the interplay of traumatic incidents, racism, and sexism. Implications for community psychology values and juvenile legal system practice and policy are discussed.

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种族主义和性别歧视的创伤事件和经历：检查与系统相关的有色人种女孩的批判意识成分的关联

学术将批判意识确定为促进遭受多重社会结构轴压迫的青少年福祉的关键发展资产。该文献中没有涉及法律系统参与或重新参与的严重风险的有色人种女孩。鉴于他们的压迫经历和批判意识的无数好处，他们是一个批判性群体，在其中检查这一结构。目前的研究通过检查创伤性事件以及种族主义和性别歧视的经历作为女孩样本（N  = 220；平均年龄 = 14.5 岁；SD = 1.3 年）。使用路径分析和多组建模，我们研究了结构性压迫和批判意识这三种表现之间的直接关联，并探讨了创伤性事件、种族主义和性别歧视在女孩批判意识发展中的相互作用。调查结果表明，性别歧视和种族主义的经历独特而积极地预测了批判性行动，但不是批判性反思。令人惊讶的是，女孩对创伤事件的经历并不能预测反思或行动。最后，多组分析显示没有证据表明这些关联因创伤性事件、种族主义和性别歧视的相互作用而异。讨论了对社区心理价值观和少年法律制度实践和政策的影响。