Examining the Temporal Order of Ethnic Identity and Perceived Discrimination Among Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents

Ethnic identity formation is a central developmental task that can become challenging when adolescents face a salient stressor, such as ethnic discrimination. Although ethnic identity and experiences with ethnic discrimination are thought to be associated, the temporal order of these constructs is u...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 2018-05, Vol.54 (5), p.929-937
Main Authors: Gonzales-Backen, Melinda A, Meca, Alan, Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I, Des Rosiers, Sabrina E, Córdova, David, Soto, Daniel W, Cano, Miguel Ángel, Oshri, Assaf, Zamboanga, Byron L, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes, Schwartz, Seth J, Szapocznik, José, Unger, Jennifer B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Attribution
Belonging
Cultural identity
Discrimination
Emigrants and Immigrants
Ethnic Identity
Ethnicity
Ethnicity - psychology
Female
Florida
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic or Latino
Human
Humans
Identification (Psychology)
Identity Formation
Immigrants
Immigration
Latin American cultural groups
Latinos/Latinas
Likert Scales
Longitudinal Studies
Los Angeles
Male
Perception
Race and Ethnic Discrimination
Racial discrimination
Self Concept
Self Concept Measures
Social Discrimination
Social Identification
Statistical Analysis
Stress
Structural Equation Models
Student Surveys
Teenagers
Test Construction
Time
Time Factors
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Summary:Ethnic identity formation is a central developmental task that can become challenging when adolescents face a salient stressor, such as ethnic discrimination. Although ethnic identity and experiences with ethnic discrimination are thought to be associated, the temporal order of these constructs is unclear. In the current study, we examined (a) the rejection-identification model and (b) the identification-attribution model in a longitudinal, cross-lagged model among 302 Hispanic immigrant adolescents (Mage = 14.51, SD = .88 at baseline; 46.7% female) living in Miami (n = 152) and Los Angeles (n = 150). Results support the identification-attribution model such that adolescents who reported higher levels of ethnic identity exploration reported higher levels of perceived discrimination 1 year later. Conversely, adolescents who reported higher levels of ethnic identity belonging reported less subsequent perceived discrimination. Findings suggest that ethnic identity formation may affect the recognition of ethnic discrimination among Hispanic immigrant adolescents.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/dev0000465