Wake Forest University, PO Box 7778, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
J Adolesc. 2013 Oct;36(5):815-23. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Jul 24.
Consistency between adolescents' best-fitting ethnic label and the labels uses in three different relationship contexts was compared and linked to adjustment among 154 9th-10th graders (50% 9th; 56% female) of Asian descent. Results indicated that 57%, 61%, and 63% of adolescents reported best-fitting labels that were inconsistent with the labels they would use with Asian, non-Asian minority, and European American peers, respectively, and only 25% reported using the same label across all four situations. Inconsistency was not associated with gender or generation, but was linked with higher perceived discrimination. Despite its prevalence, there were few adjustment differences based on labeling inconsistency. One exception was that adolescents who reported inconsistency between best-fitting labels and labels used with non-Asian minority peers reported more negative emotions than those with concordant labels. Results and discussion highlight the need to continue investigating the contextual fluidity of ethnic labels, including predictors and developmental and cultural implications.
比较了青少年最合适的族裔标签与三种不同关系情境中使用的标签之间的一致性，并将其与 154 名 9 至 10 年级的亚裔（50%为 9 年级；61%为女性）的适应情况联系起来。结果表明，分别有 57%、61%和 63%的青少年报告说，他们最合适的标签与他们与亚裔、非亚裔少数族裔和欧洲裔美国同龄人使用的标签不一致，只有 25%的青少年报告说在所有四种情况下使用相同的标签。不一致与性别或代际无关，但与更高的感知歧视有关。尽管这种情况很普遍，但根据标签不一致，调整方面的差异很少。一个例外是，报告最合适的标签与与非亚裔少数族裔同龄人使用的标签不一致的青少年比那些标签一致的青少年报告了更多的负面情绪。研究结果和讨论强调了需要继续调查族裔标签的语境流动性，包括预测因素以及发展和文化影响。
