Gartner Meaghan, Kiang Lisa, Supple Andrew
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA,
J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Oct;43(10):1715-27. doi: 10.1007/s10964-013-0044-0. Epub 2013 Oct 29.
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. The results indicated positive links between cultural socialization messages and ethnic and American identity, though the latter association was significant only for females. Ethnic identity was positively related to self-esteem, and mediated the positive effect of cultural socialization on self-esteem. The promotion of mistrust was positively linked to self-esteem and negatively related to ethnic identity, though this latter association was significant for foreign-born youth only. Our findings highlight the importance of elucidating prospective links in identity development, and examining gender and generational differences within them.
族裔社会化与族裔认同已被证明与积极结果相关，但很少有研究对这些关联进行纵向考察。这项三阶段研究前瞻性地联系了147名（58%为女性；25%为第一代）亚裔美国青少年在第1阶段的社会化信息、第2阶段的族裔认同和美国认同，以及第3阶段的自尊和抑郁症状。结果表明，文化社会化信息与族裔认同和美国认同之间存在正向关联，不过后一种关联仅在女性中显著。族裔认同与自尊呈正相关，并介导了文化社会化对自尊的积极影响。促进不信任与自尊呈正相关，与族裔认同呈负相关，不过后一种关联仅在外来移民青年中显著。我们的研究结果凸显了阐明认同发展中的前瞻性联系以及考察其中的性别和代际差异的重要性。
