Ethnic identity and orientation to White American culture are linked to well-being among American Indians

Autor/inn/en	Schiefer, David; Krahé, Barbara
Titel	Ethnic identity and orientation to White American culture are linked to well-being among American Indians - But in different ways.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 45 (2014) 1, S. 1-14Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000155
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Akkulturation; Wohlbefinden; Imitationslernen; Ethnische Identität; Indianer; Weißer
Abstract	Examined the relationship between ethnic identity, orientation toward the White mainstream culture, and psychological well-being among American Indians. In the light of the unique history of American Indians, we investigated the relationship between identification with the American Indian ingroup, orientation toward the dominant White American culture (in terms of showing behavior typical for White mainstream culture as well as positive attitudes and feelings of belonging to White American culture), and self-efficacy and learned helplessness as indicators of psychological well-being. Structural equation analyses with an adolescent and an adult sample revealed a positive relationship between ethnic identity and self-efficacy but no link with learned helplessness. The tendency to show behavior typical for White mainstream culture was associated with higher self-efficacy in both samples and with lower helplessness in the adult subsample. White American orientation in the form of positive attitudes and sense of belonging were associated with higher helplessness in both samples and with lower self-efficacy among adults. The findings are discussed in terms of the role of both ethnic identity and the orientation toward the mainstream culture for well-being among American Indians, focusing on the distinct relations of White American behavior versus White American affiliation with well-being in American Indians. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2014/4