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Peer reviewedPhinney, Jean S. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1992
Presents a questionnaire measure of ethnic identity based on elements of ethnic identity that are common across groups, so that it can be used across all groups. Reliability, assessed by Cronbach's alpha, was .81 for the high school sample (n=417), and .90 for the college sample (n=136). Whites scored lower in ethnic identity than members of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Blacks, Ethnic Groups
Download full textPhinney, Jean S.; Alipuria, Linda Line – 1987
Erikson's concept of identity has become a central focus for studying adolescent development. Identity is a psychosocial construct involving the creation of a sense of sameness and continuity, a unity of personality achieved through a process of crisis and commitment. Although culture is a factor in Erikson's theory, research on adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Peer reviewedPhinney, Jean S.; Ong, Anthony; Madden, Tanya – Child Development, 2000
Examined endorsement of values pertaining to family obligations in adolescents and their parents from immigrant and non-immigrant groups. Found evidence of general developmental processes (family obligations were endorsed more by parents than adolescents in all groups), processes associated with immigration (intergenerational discrepancy increased…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Asian Americans, Black Youth
Phinney, Jean S.; Nakayama, Stephanie – 1991
In a study of the relationship between parents' ethnic attitudes and socialization practices and the ethnic identity of their American-born children, 60 adolescents, aged 16 to 18 years, from 1 of 3 ethnic groups (Asian American, Black, and Hispanic) and one parent for each adolescent, were surveyed. The research was conducted to provide…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedPhinney, Jean S.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1992
Surveys acculturation among 417 high school and 223 college students from Asian-American, African-American, Hispanic-American, White, and other ethnic groups; and explores the relationship between acculturation and self-esteem. Results suggest positive effects for self-esteem of maintaining identification with one's own culture and the mainstream…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Phinney, Jean S. – 1988
This paper presents a model and some empirical research on the process of ethnic identity development beyond childhood. Several models of ethnic identity development among minorities share with Erikson the idea that an achieved identity is the result of an identity crisis, which involves a period of searching that leads to a commitment. In order…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students, Ethnic Groups
