Ethnic Identity in African American and European American Preadolescents: Relation to Self-Worth, Social Goals, and Aggression

The current study tested models to determine the extent to which self-worth and social goals mediate the influence of ethnic identity on aggression among aggressive European and African American preadolescents. Ethnic identity emerged as important for both groups, but in different ways. Different pa...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence 2009-08, Vol.29 (4), p.476-496
Main Authors: Holmes, Khiela J., Lochman, John E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Cultural identity
Elementary School Students
Ethnic identity
Ethnicity
Goal Orientation
Influences
Interpersonal Relationship
Minority & ethnic groups
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
Preadolescents
Puberty
Racial identity
Self Esteem
Social goals
Whites
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Summary:The current study tested models to determine the extent to which self-worth and social goals mediate the influence of ethnic identity on aggression among aggressive European and African American preadolescents. Ethnic identity emerged as important for both groups, but in different ways. Different patterns of influence of ethnic identity and of mediation were found for the European and African American preadolescents. Ethnic identity was found to mediate the relation between self-worth and preadolescents' aggressive behavior for European Americans, and ethnic identity and dominance/revenge-oriented social goals resulted in direct main effect nonsignificant trends when predicting aggression for African Americans. Implications are discussed for ethnic identity in aggressive preadolescents.
ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431608322955