Multiple social identities;
Social identity;
Social identification;
Self-esteem;
Adolescence;
ETHNIC-IDENTITY;
AFRICAN-AMERICAN;
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS;
COMPLEXITY;
IMPACT;
MIDDLE;
TRAJECTORIES;
ATTITUDES;
SUPPORT;
LATINO;
D O I:
10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.06.008
中图分类号:
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号:
040202 ;
摘要:
The research examined the relationship between multiple social identifications and self-esteem. Early adolescents (M = 11.4, SD = .95) and mid-adolescents (M = 15.9, SD = 1.18) from Germany and Israel (n = 2337) were studied. Respondents described their social identification as students, family members, and as members of the majority national group and reported self-esteem. A longitudinal, cross-sectional and cross-cultural design revealed, as predicted, multiple social identifications related positively to self-esteem concurrently; they also related positively to self-esteem longitudinally over the course of a year. Moreover, multiple social identifications were found to be antecedent to self-esteem, not vice versa. Finally, multiple social identifications were found to decrease over time. The article discusses the contribution of multiple social identifications to self-esteem at different ages and in various contexts. (C) 2015 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.