Arab American Emerging Adults’ Ethnic Identity and Its Relation to Psychological Well-Being

The current study examined associations among religious and ethnic identity exploration and commitment, and psychological well-being (PWB) among 683 Latinx emerging adults. A subset of data collected in the Multi-Site University Study of Identity and Culture was analyzed, focusing on three measures: (a) Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), (b) Religious Identity Measure (adapted from MEIM), and (c) Scales of Psychological Well-Being–Short Form. Correlations indicated that PWB was positively related to religious and ethnic identity commitment, not exploration. Regression analyses indicated that commitment to religious or ethnic identity were positively associated with PWB, while exploration of religious or ethnic identity were not associated with PWB. In addition, religious identity exploration moderated the relation between ethnic identity exploration and commitment and PWB. These findings have implications for efforts to support the development of ethnic and religious identity among Latinx emerging adults.

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Stereotype confirmation concerns and peer pressure mediated through ethnic identity: Predictors of self-esteem and psychological well-being

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e633872013-595 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Hwa Cho ◽

Sabine E. French

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Well Being

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The Challenge of Being Both Local and Global: Bicultural Identity Integration among Indigenous Ladakhi Youth in Delhi

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1177/00220221211025760 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 52 (7) ◽

pp. 680-700

Author(s):

Simon Ozer ◽

Veronica Benet-Martínez ◽

Seth J. Schwartz

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Positive Association ◽

Well Being ◽

Cultural Orientation ◽

Bicultural Identity ◽

Identity Integration ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Bicultural Identity Integration ◽

Cultural Globalization

Ladakhi emerging adults have been exposed to cultural globalization through interaction with tourists and media, as well as through prolonged stays at globalized university contexts in major Indian cities. This globalization process has been hypothesized as detrimental to psychological health, in part because it poses the challenge of integrating a local Ladakhi identity with a global Western cultural identity. In the present study, we examined how exposure to cultural globalization and bicultural identity integration (tendency to bring together one’s local and global identities) moderates the positive links of Ladakhi and Western cultural orientation with psychological well-being among Ladakhis studying in Delhi ( N = 196). We found that exposure to cultural globalization did not affect the positive association between cultural orientation and psychological well-being. Moreover, bicultural harmony and blendedness were associated with a weaker relationship between Ladakhi cultural orientation and psychological well-being and, additionally, a stronger association between Western cultural orientation and well-being. Our results highlight contemporary challenges related to being both local and global in a culturally globalized context.

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PARENT SOCIALIZATION TO RACIAL COPING: IMPLICATIONS FOR BLACK EMERGING ADULTS’ GROWTH MINDSET AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

Research in Human Development ◽

10.1080/15427609.2021.2014279 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Ciara Smalls Glover ◽

Hongli Li

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Well Being ◽

Growth Mindset ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Parent Socialization

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Future Hopes and Fears of Portuguese Emerging Adults in Macroeconomic Hard Times: The Role of Economic Strain and Family Functioning

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/2167696819874956 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 476-484

Author(s):

Gabriela Fonseca ◽

José Tomás da Silva ◽

Maria Paula Paixão ◽

Carla Crespo ◽

Ana Paula Relvas

Keyword(s):

Family Functioning ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Living Arrangements ◽

Occupational Status ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Strain ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Hard Times

Thinking about the future is paramount in emerging adulthood. The present study examines the role of economic strain during macroeconomic hard times and family functioning on emerging adults’ domain-specific future hopes and fears and their links with psychological well-being. Participating were 418 Portuguese emerging adults aged 18–30, mean ( M) = 22.4; standard deviation ( SD) = 2.8. Results from path analysis showed that greater economic strain was associated with a higher number of financial resources–related hopes and fears, positive levels of family functioning were associated with a higher number of work/career-related hopes and fears, and a higher number of property-related hopes were associated with a greater psychological well-being. Multigroup analyses indicated that these associations were moderated by living arrangements but not by participants’ sex, age, occupational status, and socioeconomic status. In sum, this study shed light on emerging adults’ lives during times of financial instability in Portugal.

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