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The Roles of Ethnic Identity and Stressors in Natural Mentoring Support among Latinx Adolescents
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Raposa, Elizabeth B.; Sánchez, Bernadette; O'Donnell, Alexander; Monjaras-Gaytan, Lidia Y. – Applied Developmental Science, 2023
This study explored whether Latinx adolescents' ethnic identity and stressful experiences predicted characteristics of their naturally-occurring mentoring relationships with non-parental adults. Ninth-grade Latinx students completed surveys about ethnic identity, stress exposure, and their natural mentoring relationships during 9th and 10th grade.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Ethnicity, Stress Variables, Mentors
The Protective Influence of Family Connectedness, Ethnic Identity, and Ethnic Engagement for New Zealand Ma¯ori Adolescents
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Stuart, Jaimee; Jose, Paul E. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The present study examined the associations among family connectedness, ethnic identity, and ethnic engagement on changes in well-being over time for the understudied population of Ma¯ori (indigenous New Zealand) youth. Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study of youth connectedness in New Zealand using self-report measures at 3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders
Racial-Ethnic Identity and Adjustment in Canadian Indigenous Adolescents
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Gfellner, Barbara M.; Armstrong, Helen D. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2013
This study supported associations between three theoretically driven conceptualizations of racial and ethnic identity (REI; Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure; Multidimensional Racial Identity Measure; Bicultural Identity Measure) and with adaptive functioning among Canadian indigenous adolescents in middle school to high school. Age differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Biculturalism
Cultural Identity and Peer Influence as Predictors of Substance Use among Culturally Diverse Australian Adolescents
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Gazis, Nicki; Connor, Jason P.; Ho, Robert – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
This study investigated cultural identity and peer influence on tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use in a culturally diverse sample of Northern Australian adolescents. Middle school students (n = 274) completed the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) and measures of their own and perceived friends' substance use. Higher scores on the full…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Ethnicity, Marijuana, Factor Structure