Developmental Trajectories of Personal and Collective Self-Concept Among American Indian Adolescents
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Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell [1] ; Christina M. Mitchell [1] ; Carol E. Kaufman [1] ; Paul Spicer [1] ; the Voices of Indian Teens Project Team [1]
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[1] University of Colorado at Denver
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- Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 77, Nº. 5, 2006, págs. 1487-1503
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Developmental trajectories of personal and collective self-concept were examined among American Indian adolescents. Personal self-concept (self-esteem) and collective self-concept (American Indian identity, Euro-American identity, community-mindedness) were assessed 6 times over 3 years in 4 cohorts of adolescents from 3 American Indian cultural groups (N=1,252). An accelerated longitudinal design was used to estimate developmental trajectories from 14 to 19inline image years; parallel-process and covariate models were used to examine variation in trajectories. Both personal and collective self-concepts were generally positive and showed small gains; they were moderately related to one another and differentially related to cultural group, gender, and perceived social support. The findings highlight the complexity of self-concept for American Indian youth and the significance of both personal and collective identity.
