Ethnic identity and self-esteem: an exploratory longitudinal study. |
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Authors: | J S Phinney V Chavira |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles 90032. |
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Abstract: | Recent models of ethnic identity formation in minority youth suggest a progression over time from an unexamined or diffuse stage to an achieved ethnic identity. To examine changes with age in ethnic identity and self-esteem, eighteen adolescents from three ethnic groups (Asian American, Black, and Hispanic) were assessed at age 16 and three years later. Results of this exploratory study showed a significant change to higher stages of ethnic identity over the three-year period. Self-esteem and ethnic identity were significantly related to each other at each time period and across the three-year time span. |
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