Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8040, USA.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010 Oct;16(4):453-60. doi: 10.1037/a0020128.
Multiracial individuals are in the unique position of being able to categorize themselves as members of multiple racial groups. Drawing on self-categorization theory, we suggest that similarity to the minority ingroup depends on self-perceptions of physical appearance and connectedness to the minority ingroup. Moreover, we argue that similarity to the ingroup determines self-categorization as minority, which predicts category-based entitlements such as perceived eligibility for minority resources (e.g., affirmative action). Using path analysis, we found support for this model on a convenience sample of 107 mixed-race minority-White participants. The results suggest that affective processes rather than observable characteristics such as prototypical physical appearance better predict self-categorization among mixed-race individuals.
多民族个体处于能够将自己归类为多个种族群体成员的独特位置。借鉴自我分类理论，我们认为与少数民族群体的相似性取决于对自身外貌的认知和与少数民族群体的联系。此外，我们认为与群体的相似性决定了将自己归类为少数民族，这预示着基于类别享有的权利，例如被认为有资格获得少数民族资源（例如平权行动）。使用路径分析，我们在 107 名混合种族少数民族-白人参与者的便利样本中找到了对该模型的支持。结果表明，情感过程而不是可观察的特征（如典型的外貌）更好地预测了混合种族个体的自我分类。
