The Effects of an Online Training on Cultural Competence, Acknowledgment of White Privilege, Ethnocultural Empathy, and Racial Attitudes in White College Students

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Cultural competence training improves acknowledgment of white privilege in white college students, suggesting better cross‐racial understanding.

Cultural competence training improved acknowledgment of white privilege and ethnocultural empathy among participants, but had no effect on racial attitudes.
Results indicated significant short‐term gains in cultural competence and white privilege acknowledgment post-training, covering 112 white students.
The study employed a control exercise over three weeks, comparing results from a three-hour online cultural competence training effort.
These findings highlight the need for effective training design to foster better understanding of prejudice and discrimination.

Robey et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cultural competence training improves acknowledgment of white privilege in white college students, suggesting better cross‐racial understanding.