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Change in Ethnic Identity across the High School Years among Adolescents with Latin American, Asian, and European Backgrounds
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Kiang, Lisa; Witkow, Melissa R.; Baldelomar, Oscar A.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Changes in adolescents' ethnic identity (e.g., exploration, belonging) were examined over the 4 years of high school. Results from 541 adolescents (51% female) with Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds suggest that, as a group, adolescents do not report developmental changes in their ethnic exploration and belonging over time. Yet,…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Adolescents, Hispanic Americans, Self Concept
Meaning in Life as a Mediator of Ethnic Identity and Adjustment among Adolescents from Latin, Asian, and European American Backgrounds
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Kiang, Lisa; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Establishing a sense of life meaning is a primary facet of well-being, yet is understudied in adolescent development. Using data from 579 adolescents (53% female) from Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds, demographic differences in meaning in life, links with psychological and academic adjustment, and the role of meaning in explaining…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Ethnicity, Adolescents, Asian Americans
Ethnic Identity in Context: Variations in Ethnic Exploration and Belonging within Parent, Same-Ethnic Peer, and Different-Ethnic Peer Relationships
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Kiang, Lisa; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
Within an ethnically diverse sample of young adults (n = 223, 26% Latin American, 14% Asian American, 32% Filipino American, 28% European American), average levels of ethnic identity was found to vary significantly across different relational contexts. Regardless of ethnicity, young adults reported highest levels of ethnic exploration and ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Young Adults, Filipino Americans, North Americans
Multiple Social Identities and Adjustment in Young Adults from Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds
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Kiang, Lisa; Yip, Tiffany; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
A person-centered approach was used to determine how identification across multiple social domains (ethnic, American, family, religious) was associated with distinct identity clusters. Utilizing data from 222 young adults from European, Filipino, Latin, and Asian American backgrounds, four clusters were found (Many Social Identities, Blended/Low…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Asian Americans, Minority Groups, Self Concept