ERIC Number: EJ881648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
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Change in Ethnic Identity across the High School Years among Adolescents with Latin American, Asian, and European Backgrounds
Kiang, Lisa; Witkow, Melissa R.; Baldelomar, Oscar A.; Fuligni, Andrew J.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v39 n6 p683-693 Jun 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, within-person analyses of change reveal that individual adolescents exhibited substantial fluctuation in ethnic identity across the years, and this fluctuation was associated with concurrent changes in family cohesion, proportion of same-ethnic peers, and ethnic centrality. The discussion focuses on the value of examining intraindividual change over at least several years in order to more fully understand processes of ethnic identity development during adolescence.
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Adolescents, Hispanic Americans, Self Concept, High School Students, Asian Americans, White Students, Family Relationship, Adolescent Development, Attitude Change, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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