Ethnic Identity Trajectories among Mexican-Origin Girls during Early and Middle Adolescence: Predicting Future Psychosocial Adjustment

Autor/inn/en	Gonzales-Backen, Melinda A.; Bámaca-Colbert, Mayra Y.; Allen, Kimberly
Titel	Ethnic Identity Trajectories among Mexican-Origin Girls during Early and Middle Adolescence: Predicting Future Psychosocial Adjustment
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 52 (2016) 5, S.790-797 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0040193
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Mexican Americans; Females; Adolescents; Age Differences; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Predictor Variables; Adjustment (to Environment); Adolescent Development; Middle School Students; High School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Surveys; Likert Scales; Self Esteem; Measures (Individuals); Maximum Likelihood Statistics; Self Concept Measures; Arizona; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Hispanoamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Likert-Skala; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Messdaten
Abstract	We examined trajectories of ethnic identity exploration, resolution, and affirmation and their associations with depressive symptoms and self-esteem 3.5 years later among early and middle adolescent Mexican-origin girls (N = 338). Findings indicated that exploration, resolution, and affirmation increased over time for both cohorts. Among early adolescents, growth in exploration was associated with more depressive symptoms during middle adolescence, whereas higher initial levels and greater rates of change of affirmation predicted fewer subsequent depressive symptoms. Among middle adolescents, higher baseline levels of exploration and affirmation predicted fewer depressive symptoms in late adolescence. Higher initial levels and greater change in affirmation predicted higher self-esteem among both cohorts. Findings highlight the developmental and multifaceted quality of ethnic identity and that associations between ethnic identity and adjustment may vary by adolescent developmental stage. (As Provided).
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