Ethnic Identity and the Daily Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents From Mexican and Chinese Backgrounds

• Lisa Kiang ^[1] ; Tiffany Yip ^[2] ; Melinda Gonzales-Backen ^[3] ; Melissa Witkow ^[4] ; Andrew J. Fuligni ^[5]
  1. [1] Wake Forest University

     Wake Forest University

     Township of Winston, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Fordham University

     Fordham University

     Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Arizona State University

     Arizona State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  4. [4] Eastern Michigan University

     Eastern Michigan University

     City of Ypsilanti, Estados Unidos

     
  5. [5] University of California at Los Angeles

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 77, Nº. 5, 2006, págs. 1338-1350
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Protective effects of ethnic identity on daily psychological well-being were examined in a sample of 415 ninth graders from Mexican and Chinese backgrounds. Utilizing daily diary assessments and multilevel modeling, adolescents with a greater regard for their ethnic group exhibited greater levels of daily happiness and less daily anxiety averaged over the 2-week study period. Ethnic regard moderated the daily association between normative stressful demands and happiness, and between stressful demands and happiness experienced 1 day after stressors occurred. Moderating effects were significant even after controlling for self-esteem. Although no buffering effects of ethnic centrality were found, the results point to the positive influence of ethnic regard in the daily lives of adolescents from ethnic minority backgrounds.