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How the Intersections of Ethnic and Socioeconomic Identities are Associated with Well‐Being during College

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ID10219832
AuthorsClaudia M Castillo‐Lavergne (0000-0002-4106-1307, Northwestern University, corresponding author), Mesmin Destin (0000-0001-5091-6306, Northwestern University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume75
Issue4
Pages1116-1138
Publication date2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josi.12358
OpenAlexW2987349249
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited58

For Latinx and other college students from minoritized communities, racial and ethnic group membership, socioeconomic status (SES), and multiple other social identities play important roles in their college experiences and well‐being. How students perceive the intersection of their multiple identities is shaped by their own subjective understanding and by how other people and institutions perceive and position people who belong to those social groups. In the current study, we analyzed how the intersection of ethnic identity and SES identity is associated with well‐being among 19‐ to 27‐ year old ( M = 22.4 years, SD = 2.3) working‐class Latinx college women. Consistent with previous research, feelings of uncertainty about SES were associated with lower psychological well‐being, but this relationship depended on ethnic identity. Specifically, the relationship between status uncertainty and well‐being was stronger for working‐class Latinx college women who were high in ethnic identity resolution. Implications for the study of identity and higher education policy and practice are discussed

Ethnic group · Feeling · Identity (music · Political science · Social class · Social group · Social identity theory · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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