Immigrant adolescents’ roots and dreams
Perceived mismatches between ethnic identities and aspirational selves predict engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8098161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Régine Debrosse (0000-0002-7929-9521, McGill University, corresponding author), Mesmin Destin (0000-0001-5091-6306, Northwestern University), Maya Rossignac-Milon (0000-0003-2207-1507, Columbia University), D M Taylor (0000-0002-0939-8006), Donald Taylor (McGill University), Leoandra Onnie Rogers (0000-0001-5526-2292, Northwestern University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2018.1523223 |
| OpenAlex | W2896019372 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 52 |
Immigrant adolescents are generally more ambitious but not as likely to achieve their career/occupational aspirations as their peers. The present study draws on self-discrepancy and social identity literatures to define and explore the role of mismatches between ethnic and aspiration-related ideal selves. In two samples recruited in Canada, 73% of immigrant adolescents aspired to a university-bound career (e.g., physician, engineer). As expected, adolescents reporting larger ethnic/ideal self-discrepancies were less engaged towards their aspiration (Sample 1, n = 73) and viewed school less favorably (Sample 2, n = 125). The present analyses suggest that actual/ideal self-discrepancies mediate these associations, thus extending prior findings and highlighting the role of self-discrepancies in immigrant adolescents’ experiences
Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Ideal (ethics · Identity (music · Immigration · Political science · Sample (material · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Higher Education Research Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |