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Sánchez, Bernadette; Anderson, Amy J.; Carter, Jocelyn Smith; Mroczkowski, Alison L.; Monjaras-Gaytan, Lidia Y.; DuBois, David L. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
This research investigated the potential contributions of natural mentoring relationships and ethnic identity to the academic attitudes and performance of Latinx high school students. In a sample of 347 urban Latinx students in grades 9 and 10, analyses examined the presence and quality of mentoring relationships as well as ethnic identity…
Descriptors: Mentors, Self Concept, Hispanic American Students, Grade 9
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Gonzales-Backen, Melinda A.; Bámaca, Mayra Y.; Bermudez, Deziah Lyzell; Iturriaga, Valentina Francisca – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The current study examines the role of ethnic-racial socialization (ERS) and maternal autonomy granting in predicting ethnic-racial identity (ERI) exploration, resolution, and affirmation trajectories in a sample of Mexican-origin girls (N = 338) in early and middle adolescence at Wave 1. Latent growth curve analyses showed significant growth in…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Females, Socialization
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Wantchekon, Kristia A.; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; Sladek, Michael R.; McDermott, Elana R.; Updegraff, Kimberly A. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Research suggests that the process of adolescents exploring and developing clarity about their ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is an important developmental competency. However, the extent to which individuals view their ERI as central to their overall self-concept (i.e., ERI centrality) informs the degree to which they choose to explore their ERI,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Racial Identification, Self Concept, Intervention
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Schroeder, Kingsley M.; Bámaca-Colbert, Mayra Y.; Robins, Richard W. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The current study examined the trajectory of gender role attitudes of 471 Mexican-origin adolescents (236 girls, 235 boys) from 5th grade (M[subscript age] = 10.86 years) to 11th grade (M[subscript age] = 16.75 years), investigating how situating identities (i.e., gender, nativity, SES), ethnic identity (i.e., ethnic pride), and familial context…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Males, Sex Role, Mexican Americans
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Luyckx, Koen; Teppers, Eveline; Klimstra, Theo A.; Rassart, Jessica – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Personality traits are hypothesized to be among the most important factors contributing to individual differences in identity development. However, longitudinal studies linking Big Five personality traits to contemporary identity models (in which multiple exploration and commitment processes are distinguished) are largely lacking. To gain more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Personality Traits, Adolescent Development
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Brenick, Alaina; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Prejudice and discrimination as justifications for social exclusion are often viewed as violations of the moral principles of welfare, justice, and equality, but intergroup exclusion can also often be viewed as a necessary and legitimate means to maintain group identity and cohesion (Rutland, Killen, & Abrams, 2010). The current study was…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Arabs, Jews, Self Concept