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Pathways to ethnic-racial identity development and psychological adjustment

The differential associations of cultural socialization by parents and peers

Bibliographic Data

ID8093890
AuthorsSarah C Nelson (0000-0001-7589-3518, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Moin Syed (0000-0003-4759-3555, University of Minnesota), Alisia G T T Tran (0000-0002-3212-2315, Arizona State University), Alison W Hu (University of Minnesota), Raymond M Lee (0000-0001-5042-0351, University of Minnesota)
Year2018
Volume54
Issue11
Pages2166-2180
Publication date2018-09-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/dev0000597
PMID30265036
OpenAlexW2894335575
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited53

Ethnic-racial identity (ERI) development is a central developmental process for youth of color. Although a great deal of research establishes the importance of cultural socialization by parents to the development of ERI, limited empirical work has examined peers' role in these processes. This study uses 4 cross-sectional data sets ( N = 127, 312, 257, and 238, mean age = 17.96-18.24) followed by a meta-analytic summary to test a path model of ERI development and parent and peer cultural socialization and their associations with psychological adjustment in a diverse sample of emerging adults. The final sample size adjusted meta-analytic model indicated that parent ethnic socialization predicted both ERI exploration and commitment while only peer preparation for bias predicted ERI commitment. In turn, ERI commitment and exploration predicted more positive mental health. The findings of this study highlight the importance of both parents and peers to cultural socialization processes during emerging adulthood. In particular, this study suggests that the messages peers impart about prejudice play a unique role in the development of ERI. The findings have important implications about the unique role peers play in communicating messages about prejudice as well as for ERI and the psychological adjustment of youth of color at this developmental stage. Additionally, these cross-sectional findings provide a preliminary but robust model from which researchers can frame future longitudinal work in this area. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Prejudice (legal term · PsycINFO · Socialization · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Support in Illness · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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