Mexican-Heritage Ethnic Identity: How<i>Coco</i>Serves as Context for Ethnic Socialization

Prospective links between ethnic socialization, ethnic and American identity, and well-being among Asian-American adolescents.

Ethnic socialization and ethnic identity have been related to positive outcomes, but little research has examined these associations longitudinally. This three-wave study prospectively linked socialization messages at Time 1, ethnic identity and American identity at Time 2, and self-esteem and depressive symptoms at Time 3 in 147 (58% female; 25% first-generation) Asian-American adolescents. Th...

Ethnic Identity

Consistent with Erikson’s and Tajfel’s theoretical perspectives, the Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS) assesses three domains of ethnic identity formation: exploration, resolution, and affirmation. The current chapter explores the findings of three studies in which high school and university students (N = 1,171) completed measures of familial ethnic socialization and self-esteem in addition to comple...

Thesis Identity Integration and Family Ethnic Socialization as M Oderators of Acculturation Stress and Psychological Outcomes

Ethnic self-awareness as a function of ethnic group status, group composition, and ethnic identity orientation.

This study found that ethnic self-awareness (i.e., the extent to which people are consciously aware of their ethnicity at any given moment) has different meanings for European Americans and Asian Americans and for Asian Americans with different ethnic identity orientations. The authors found main effects of ethnic group status and ethnic composition on ethnic self-awareness when comparing Asian...

Ethnic Socialization, Identity Development, and Psychological Adjustment in International Adoptees as Adolescent and Young Adults