Normative Changes in Ethnic and American Identities and Links with Adjustment among Asian American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Kiang, Lisa; Witkow, Melissa R.; Champagne, Mariette C.
Titel	Normative Changes in Ethnic and American Identities and Links with Adjustment among Asian American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 49 (2013) 9, S.1713-1722 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0030840
Schlagwörter	Identification (Psychology); Racial Identification; Ethnicity; Asian Americans; Adolescents; Adjustment (to Environment); Immigrants; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; High School Students; Correlation; Interpersonal Relationship; Self Esteem; Student Motivation; Depression (Psychology); Acculturation; North Carolina; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schulische Motivation; Akkulturation
Abstract	Identity development is a highly salient task for adolescents, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, yet longitudinal research that tracks simultaneous change in ethnic identity and American identity over time has been limited. With a focus on 177 Asian American adolescents recruited from an emerging immigrant community, in the current study, we used hierarchical linear modeling and found that ethnic identity tends to remain fairly stable across the 4 years of high school, whereas American identity increases over time. When ethnic identity and American identity were examined simultaneously, consistent with existing research, ethnic identity was positively associated with positive relationships, high self-esteem, academic motivation, and lower levels of depression over time. Although American identity was not significantly associated with depression, positive links with relationships, self-esteem, and academic motivation were found. Both identities were interactively associated with academic motivation. Acculturative implications and the importance of considering the dual construction of ethnic identity and American identity in light of adolescent adjustment are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01