Applied Data Science & Analytics | Howard University
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Positive psychology faces a generalizability crisis: multiracial individuals — and Black communities specifically — remain underrepresented in the literature that shapes intervention design. This storyboard presents findings from my capstone research examining character strength constellations across three racial groups (Monoracial Black, Monoracial White, and Black-White Biracial) using VIA Institute data from 7,047 U.S. participants.
Using correlation analysis, two-way ANOVA, and constellation ranking, the analysis reveals that Hope is the strongest correlate of resilience among all 24 character strengths (r = .459, p < .001) and that Monoracial Black participants report the highest Hope scores regardless of geographic context.
The most consequential finding: Spirituality, Gratitude, and Hope appear together in the Monoracial Black top 10 constellation but are entirely absent from both other groups — raising questions about how community-sustained psychological resources are transmitted across generations of multiracial identity.
How to interact: Click through the story to follow the narrative arc. Hover over data points, map regions, and chart elements to see detailed tooltips with group-level statistics and sample sizes.