Using a multidimensional understanding of race, the present study investigated whether racial worldview informs the initiation of discussions of race within interracial relationships. Two hundred three individuals in interracial relationships completed measures to assess their perceptions of the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional implications of race and ethnicity and indicated whether they discussed race with their romantic partner. Responses to open-ended questions were coded using consensual qualitative research methods. Using K-means cluster analysis, participants were grouped based on racial worldview and differences in the prevalence of themes were tested. Findings revealed differences in whether race was discussed and the content of the discussion (e.g., differences in culture, intrarelationship difficulties, or institutional discrimination) by worldview. Individuals' multifaceted understanding of race impacts their discussion of race within their relationship. Racial worldview is a promising concept for a proximal assessment of the influence of race in interracial relationships and interactions across race more broadly.
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