Intragroup Socialization for Adult Korean Adoptees

A Multigroup Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12995183
AuthorsKimberly J Langrehr (0000-0003-0796-1106, University of Missouri–Kansas City, corresponding author), Deborah Napier (Eastern Washington University)
Year2014
Volume8
Issue1
Pages15-31
Publication date2014-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472
PublisherPsychOpen (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.155
OpenAlexW2091860278
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited43

The purpose of the current study was to test a model of socialization among a sample of adult Korean adoptees. Based on the tenants of homophily and social identity theory, it was hypothesized that participantsâ€TM early racial and ethnic socialization experiences would account for their current intragroup friendships as adults, and that this relationship would be mediated by early intragroup contact and moderated by early ethnic identity status. The two ethnic and racial socialization variables (i.e., ethnic heritage activities and racial in-exposure) significantly accounted for participantsâ€TM relationships with other Korean adoptees and nonadopted Koreans, and the effects were partially explained by early intragroup contact. Results of multigroup testing indicated the proposed socialization model was non-invariant across groups, such that the effects of ethnic heritage activities on intragroup contact and the effect of racial in-exposure on friendships with Korean adoptees were significantly different based on early ethnic identity status

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Socialization · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth · Social Psychology

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