Spiegler Olivia, Verkuyten Maykel, Thijs Jochem, Leyendecker Birgit
Department of Developmental Psychology, Ruhr- University Bochum.
Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2016 Oct;22(4):495-503. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000090. Epub 2016 Apr 7.
This longitudinal study investigates whether immigrant-origin youths' ethnic identity exploration moderates the link between ethnic identity commitment and positive interethnic relations, operationalized as cross-ethnic friendships.
Turkish-German 4th graders (9-12 years old, n = 73) and 7th graders (13-15 years old, n = 67) reported on their cross-ethnic friendships at Time 1 and approximately 10 months later at Time 2. Commitment and exploration were measured at Time 1 with age appropriate versions of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure.
About 40% of the children's friendships were cross-ethnic and the amount of cross-ethnic friendships did not change from Time 1 to Time 2. Ethnic identity commitment and exploration were unrelated to cross-ethnic friendships in both age groups. Yet, among the 7th graders, exploration moderated the link between commitment and cross-ethnic friendships: when exploration was low, a higher level of commitment was associated with fewer cross-ethnic friendships. These associations were not significant among 4th-grade children.
We conclude that by the age of 13 years, ethnic identity exploration can improve interethnic relations. (PsycINFO Database Record
本纵向研究调查了移民出身的青少年的族群认同探索是否会调节族群认同承诺与积极族际关系（以跨族群友谊来衡量）之间的联系。
土耳其裔德国四年级学生（9至12岁，n = 73）和七年级学生（13至15岁，n = 67）在时间1报告了他们的跨族群友谊，并在大约10个月后的时间2再次报告。在时间1使用适合年龄的多群体族群认同量表测量承诺和探索。
约40%的儿童友谊是跨族群的，跨族群友谊的数量从时间1到时间2没有变化。在两个年龄组中，族群认同承诺和探索与跨族群友谊均无关。然而，在七年级学生中，探索调节了承诺与跨族群友谊之间的联系：当探索程度较低时，较高水平的承诺与较少的跨族群友谊相关。这些关联在四年级儿童中不显著。
我们得出结论，到13岁时，族群认同探索可以改善族际关系。（PsycINFO数据库记录
