Critical consciousness is one way in which minoritized youth can resist oppression and move towards sociopolitical change, but little is known about how it evolves alongside developmentally-relevant assets such as ethnic-racial identity. Among 367 ethnically-racially diverse youth (M_age = 15.85, 68.9% female, 85% U.S-born), links between multiple identity constructs (oppressed minority identity, centrality, public regard) and critical consciousness (reflection, motivation, action) were examined using structural equation modeling. Oppressed minority ideology and centrality were associated with more reflection, more motivation, but less critical action. In contrast, public regard was associated with less reflection, less motivation, but more action. The results suggest that different identity processes should be cultivated to help promote these largely independent dimensions of critical consciousness. Further implications of the findings and ideas for future research are discussed.

批判意识是少数族裔青年抵抗压迫并走向社会政治变革的一种方式，但人们对其如何与发展相关资产（如种族-种族认同）一起演变知之甚少。在 367 名不同种族的青年中（M_岁 = 15.85，68.9% 女性，85% 美国出生），使用结构方程模型检查了多重身份建构（受压迫的少数群体身份、中心地位、公众关注）和批判意识（反思、动机、行动）之间的联系。受压迫的少数群体意识形态和中心地位与更多的反思、更多的动机有关，但缺乏批判性的行动。相比之下，公众关注与较少的反思、较少的动机有关，但更多的行动。结果表明，应该培养不同的身份过程，以帮助促进批判意识的这些很大程度上独立的维度。讨论了这些发现和想法对未来研究的进一步影响。