scholarly journals Ethnic Identity among Indigenous and Mestizos from Intercultural University of Chiapas

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Moisès Esteban ◽  
Josep Maria Nadal ◽  
Ignasi Vila
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure ◽  
Minority Ethnic ◽  
Ethnic Minority Adolescents

This study explored ethnic identity among 662 students (326 mestizos and 336 indigenous) from the Intercultural University of Chiapas (IUCh). Scholars suggest that ethnicity is more salient for ethnic minority adolescents than for adolescents who are members of the ethnic majority. The aims for this study were: 1) to determine the structure and validity of ethnic identity as measured by the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure in a sample of majority and minority ethnic groups from Intercultural University in Chiapas, and 2) to examine the variability of ethnic identity across ethnic groups. Specifically, it was hypothesized that the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure would show two factors, and that ethnic groups would differ on ethnic identity. The results supported the hypotheses.

Happiness among Adolescents in the Netherlands: Ethnic and Sex Differences

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 577-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maykel Verkuyten
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Ethnic Minority Adolescents

A nationwide sample of 2710 Dutch adolescents and 518 ethnic minority adolescents living in the Netherlands was used to examine ethnic and sex differences in happiness. Analyses of variance were conducted with ethnic background, sex, and length of residence in the Netherlands, as variables. Socioeconomic status was included in the analyses as a covariate. Adolescents from ethnic minority backgrounds, as compared to the Dutch, had significantly lower scores on a generalized estimates of life satisfaction and on a measure of hedonic effect. Both differences, however, explained only a very small amount of variance. Girls (from all ethnic groups including the Dutch) had lower scores than boys on both measures. There was no significant effect for length of residence on either measure.

scholarly journals Perceived Discrimination at School and Developmental Outcomes among Bai Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Ethnic Identity

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 657
Author(s):  
Lifen Zhao ◽  
Steven Sek-yum Ngai
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Behavioural Adjustment ◽  
Ethnic Minority Adolescents

Although discrimination is widely acknowledged to impair developmental outcomes among ethnic minority adolescents, literature differentiating discrimination based on personal characteristics and group membership is lacking, especially in Chinese contexts, and the mechanisms of those relationships remain unclear. In response, the study presented here examined whether self-esteem mediates the relationship between perceived academic discrimination and developmental outcomes among such ethnic minority adolescents, and whether ethnic identity mediates the relationship between perceived ethnic discrimination and developmental outcomes. Multistage cluster random sampling performed in Dali and Kunming, China, yielded a sample of 813 Bai adolescents whose data was analysed in structural equation modelling. The results indicate that perceived academic discrimination had a direct negative effect on adolescents’ mental health, while perceived ethnic discrimination had direct negative effects on their behavioural adjustment and social competence. Perceived academic discrimination also indirectly affected adolescents’ behavioural adjustment, mental health, and social competence via self-esteem, whereas perceived ethnic discrimination indirectly affected their behavioural adjustment and social competence via ethnic identity. These findings deepen current understandings of how perceived discrimination, self-esteem, and ethnic identity affect the developmental outcomes of ethnic minority adolescents and provide practical recommendations for policymakers and social workers to promote those outcomes in China.

An Examination of Culturally Relevant Stressors, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnic Minority Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1101500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Vera ◽  
Kimberly Vacek ◽  
Laura D. Coyle ◽  
Jennifer Stinson ◽  
Megan Mull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Ethnic Minority Adolescents

This study explored relations between culturally relevant stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the relations between stress and SWB for 157 urban, ethnic minority adolescents. Ethnic identity moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and life satisfaction. Self-distraction coping moderated the relation between urban hassles and negative affect. This article discusses implications for school counseling prevention and interventions.

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