Lara Laura
Universidad Autonoma de Chile, 5 Poniente, 1670, Talca, Chile.
Psicol Reflex Crit. 2018 Jul 17;31(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s41155-018-0100-5.
Ethnic identity becomes an important issue during adolescence, especially for ethnic minority groups. This study examines ethnic identities of immigrant and native adolescents who live in Spain, focusing on the ethnic labels they use, their development, and the relation with life satisfaction. Questionnaires were administered to first-generation immigrants (n = 501; mean age 14.6 years) as well as to their native host classmates (n = 501, mean age 14.3 years). Results show that ethnic identification was mainly determined by country of birth; however, in the case of immigrants, having immigrated at an early age favored the use of identity labels of the majority group. Immigrants were more likely to be in the achieved ethnic identity category than non-immigrants, although it was positively related to life satisfaction in both groups. Finally, older adolescents were not more likely to be in the achieved category than younger ones.
种族身份在青少年时期成为一个重要问题，尤其是对于少数族裔群体而言。本研究考察了居住在西班牙的移民青少年和本地青少年的种族身份，重点关注他们使用的种族标签、其发展过程以及与生活满意度的关系。对第一代移民（n = 501；平均年龄14.6岁）及其本地同学（n = 501，平均年龄14.3岁）进行了问卷调查。结果表明，种族认同主要由出生地决定；然而，对于移民来说，早年移民有利于使用多数群体的身份标签。移民比非移民更有可能处于已达成的种族身份类别，尽管这在两组中都与生活满意度呈正相关。最后，年龄较大的青少年并不比年龄较小的青少年更有可能处于已达成的类别。
