The Role of Language, Parents, and Peers in Ethnic Identity among Adolescents in Immigrant Families

Surveyed adolescents and parents from 81 Armenian, 47 Vietnamese, and 88 Mexican families. Adolescents completed measures of ethnic language proficiency, peer social interaction, and ethnic identity, while parents completed a measure of support for cultural maintenance. Across all groups, ethnic lan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 2001-04, Vol.30 (2), p.135-153
Hauptverfasser:	Phinney, Jean S, Romero, Irma, Nava, Monica, Huang, Dan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Armenian Americans Armenians Attitudes Bilingualism Biological and medical sciences Cultural aspects Cultural heritage Cultural identity Cultural Maintenance Culture Developmental psychology Ethnic Groups Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Families & family life Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Identification (Psychology) Immigrants Influence Language Language Proficiency Language Usage Latin American Cultural Groups Mexicans Middle Eastern Cultural Groups Minority & ethnic groups Noncitizens Parent Child Relationship Parents Parents & parenting Peer Relationship Peers Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Racial Identification Retention Self esteem Self image Social identity Social interaction Society Southeast Asian Cultural Groups Teenagers USA Vietnamese People Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	Surveyed adolescents and parents from 81 Armenian, 47 Vietnamese, and 88 Mexican families. Adolescents completed measures of ethnic language proficiency, peer social interaction, and ethnic identity, while parents completed a measure of support for cultural maintenance. Across all groups, ethnic language proficiency and in-group peer interaction predicted ethnic identity, but a separate model was required for each ethnic group. (SLD)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1023/A:1010389607319