Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
J Prev Interv Community. 2022 Jul-Sep;50(3):257-272. doi: 10.1080/10852352.2021.1918612. Epub 2021 May 11.
Internationally adopted adolescents face the crucial developmental task of shaping their ethnic identity by balancing their dual belongingness to the current cultural background and the birth country's ethnic background. This process does not depend exclusively on individual variables, but it is embedded within the social context. The present study was aimed at exploring the role of ethnic discrimination in moderating the association between reflected minority categorization, on the one hand, and ethnic identity, on the other. A self-report questionnaire was administrated to 180 internationally adopted adolescents. Results showed that at high levels of ethnic discrimination the relation between reflected minority categorization and ethnic identity in terms of commitment was negative and stronger. When considering instead ethnic identity in terms of exploration, it is possible to note that higher levels of reflected minority categorization were associated with higher levels of exploration. Findings are discussed in light of post-adoption intervention for adoptees.
国际收养的青少年面临着通过平衡当前文化背景和出生国的种族背景来塑造自己的种族认同的关键发展任务。这个过程不仅取决于个体变量，还取决于社会背景。本研究旨在探讨种族歧视在调节反射少数民族分类与种族认同之间关系方面的作用。对 180 名国际收养的青少年进行了问卷调查。结果表明，在种族歧视程度较高的情况下，反射少数民族分类与承诺维度的种族认同之间的关系是负向且更强的。而在探索维度的种族认同方面，反射少数民族分类程度越高，与更高水平的探索呈正相关。研究结果从收养后的干预角度对被收养者进行了讨论。
