Perspectives and Research on the Positive and Negative Implications of Having Multiple Racial Identities

Autor/inn/en	Shih, Margaret; Sanchez, Diana T.
Titel	Perspectives and Research on the Positive and Negative Implications of Having Multiple Racial Identities
Quelle	In: Psychological Bulletin, 131 (2005) 4, S.569-591 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-2909
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Psychological Studies; Racial Identification; Qualitative Research; Depression (Psychology); Multiracial Persons; Well Being; Behavior Problems; Peer Relationship; Self Esteem; Performance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Mischling; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Peer-Beziehungen; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Achievement; Leistung
Abstract	Much attention has been directed toward understanding the impact having a multiracial background has on psychological well-being and adjustment. Past psychological research has focused on the challenges multiracial individuals confront in defining a racial identity. The implication is that these challenges lead to outcomes that are psychologically detrimental. However, evidence to support this assertion is mixed. The authors review qualitative and quantitative empirical research examining multiracial individuals' identity development, depression, problem behaviors, peer relationships, school performance, and self-esteem, finding support for detrimental outcomes only in studies sampling clinical populations. Studies on nonclinical samples find that multiracial individuals tend to be just as well-adjusted as their monoracial peers on most psychological outcomes. Earlier assertions of maladjustment may have been due to reliance on qualitative research that sampled clinical populations. Other implications and future research are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10