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Journal of Urban Education: Focus on Enrichment 105words, there was, indeed, a statistically significantrelationship between the two variables. An individual,then, in the pre-encounter stage wouldlikely have a high decision making confusion rawscore.Further, a simple linear regression analysis wasalso conducted with the encounter subscale of theRIAS-B as the independent variable and decisionmaking confusion raw score as the dependent variable.The analysis yielded a significant result (F=8.60, df 1, 66, p = .005). In other words, there was astatistically significant relationship between thetwo variables. An individual in the encounterstage would, then, likely have a moderate to highdecision making confusion raw score.A simple linear regression analysis was also conductedwith the immersion / emersion subscale ofthe RIAS-B as the independent variable and decisionmalting confusion raw score as the dependentvariable. At the assumed alpha level, theanalysis yielded a significant result (F = 11.43, df1, 66, p = .001). In other words, there was a statisticallysignificant relationship between the twovariables. This means, then, an individual in theimmersion /emersion stage would probably havea moderate to high decision making confusionraw score.Finally, to address hypothesis 2 further, a simplelinear regression analysis was conducted with theinternalization subscale of the RIAS-B as the independentvariable and decision making confusionraw score as the dependent variable. Assumingan alpha level of .05, the analysis yielded anonsignificant result (F = .47, df 1, 66, p = .50). Inother words, there was no statistically significantrelationship between the two variables. The exactnature of the relationship cannot be described.Analysis of Hypothesis 3Hypothesis 3: those at a higher higher stage ofracial identity development will have less commitmentanxiety. To begin the investigation ofhypothesis 3, a simple linear regression analysiswas conducted with the pre-encounter subscale ofthe RIAS-B as the independent variable andcommitment anxiety raw score as the dependentvariable. At the assumed alpha level, the analysisyielded a significant result (F=9.21, df 1, 66, p =.003). In other words, there was, indeed, a statisticallysignificant relationship between the two variables.Quite likely, then, an individual in thepre-encounter stage would have a high commitmentanxiety raw score.Additionally, a simple linear regression analysiswas conducted with the encounter subscale of theRIAS-B as the independent variable and commitmentanxiety raw score as the dependent variable.The analysis yielded a significant result (F = 11.89, df 1, 66, p =.01). In other words, there was astatistically significant relationship between thetwo variables. This means, then, an individual inthe encounter stage would quite possibly have amoderate to high commitment anxiety raw score.Further, a simple linear regression analysis wasalso conducted with the immersion /emersionsubscale of the RIAS-B as the independent variableand commitment anxiety raw score as the dependentvariable. At the assumed alpha level, theanalysis yielded a significant result (F = 6.53, df 1,'66, p = .013). In other words, there was a statisticallysignificant relationship between the two variablesit is most plausible, then, an individual inthe immersion/emersion stage would have amoderate to high commitment anxiety raw score.To conclude the investigation of hypothesis 3, asimple linear regression analysis was conductedwith the internalization subscale of the RIAS-B asthe independent variable and commitment anxietyraw score as the dependent variable. Assumingan alpha level of .05, the analysis yielded a nonsignificantresult (F = .88, df 1, 66, p = .35). In otherwords, there was no statistically significant relationshipbetween the two variables. No descriptionof the relationship between the two variablescan be given.Analysis of Hypothesis 4Hypothesis 4: those at a higher stage of racial