Adolescents challenging discrimination: The benefits of a perspective-taking and action-planning intervention on self-efficacy

Discrimination is widespread and often goes unchallenged because bystanders do not recognize the need to intervene or do not know how to intervene. This field experiment with adolescents (N = 639) tested a group discussion designed to increase perceived importance and self-efficacy around challenging general discrimination. The intervention, which involved perspective-taking and action-planning, was tested with delayed measures against active control conditions, namely sessions on self-disclosure and civic engagement. It led to greater self-efficacy, particularly among White participants. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.